Woman Dies in Electrocution Trap Set for Wild Animals

Gulmi. A woman has died after falling into an electric trap set to drive away wild animals in Dhurkot Rural Municipality-5, Mantari, Gulmi. The deceased has been identified as 60-year-old Humkala Bhandari, a resident of Dhurkot-5, according to the District Police Office's Deputy Superintendent of Police Bhimkiran Bogati. Bhandari, who was injured around 1:30 AM last night, was brought to Gulmi Hospital Tamghas for treatment, where doctors declared her dead at night, the police said. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police Bogati, the deceased Bhandari's husband, Bheshraj Bhandari, had set up an electric current from a utility pole in his field, about 150 meters away from his house, with the intention of controlling wild boars. The deceased's husband has been taken into police custody. A police team reached the scene this morning to further investigate the incident and has begun its investigation.