FAISALABAD: Three family members, including mother and two children, were electrocuted on Sunday.
According to details, two children, while playing on rooftop, of their house located in Ismailabad area of Jaranwala in district Faisalabad, were electrocuted after they mistakenly touched the low lying high tension power line passing over.
In attempt to save children, their mother was also electrocuted to death. The bodies were shifted to hospital where they were handed over to heirs after medico-legal formalities.
The dwellers of the area held protest against WAPDA for their negligence and demanded Punjab chief minister to take notice of the incident and direct action against the officials concerned for inattention which claimed three precious lives.