Maheshtala (West Bengal): Three persons were electrocuted to death and six others suffered burn injuries when a man laid live electrical wire outside his neighbour's house to take revenge against a man who had eloped with his wife, police said Thursday.
The incident took place at Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday night, the police said.
The accused, a 46-year-old mason, had set up the trap to take revenge against the person who had eloped with his wife about a fortnight ago.
He laid live electrical wire outside the house of a person who is said to be a relative of his wife's paramour and set fire to clothes drying outside, the police said.
When the family members rushed out to douse the fire three of them were electrocuted to death, while six others suffered burn injuries, the police said.