Pune:Four people died of electrocution while installing an irrigation pump in a river in Maharashtra's Pune on Thursday. The four deceased have been identified as Vitthal Sudam Malusare, Sunny Vitthal Malusare, Amol Chandrakant Malusare and Ananda Gyanoba Jadhav were from the Nigdi village of Bhor in Maharashtra.
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According to the Pune Rural Police, the four deceased were trying to fix an irrigation pump for the fields in the Gunjavani River. The pump was being moved further into the riverbed by the deceased. The water level had recently decreased in the river. On being informed, the Rajgad police reached the spot. The bodies have been recovered.
A probe has been launched to understand the sequence of the events and an investigation is going on, Pune Rural Police said.