Khang couple died due to electrocution on Saturday morning, the state government is making the process of citizen insurance easier.
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An initiative has been started to provide the facility of civil insurance to the family of the Khang couple of Rupni rural municipality-2 Pauwan of Saptari who died due to electric shock while charging the e-rickshaw.
On Thursday, a high-level team of the Madhesh state government reached the victim's house and took information about the incident. Chief Minister's Press Adviser Awadhesh Kumar Jha informed that with the aim of providing the facility of citizen insurance implemented by the state government from 1st July, the process of gathering information about the incident and collecting necessary documents has been started. "The provincial government is also saddened by their grief," he said, "even if it is a little, we are trying to apply ointment, coordinating with the local level and other agencies to make the process of civil insurance easier."
On Saturday morning, 42-year-old Baleshwar Khang 'Kaila' was suddenly electrocuted while charging his e-rickshaw. After not seeing him for some time, his 38-year-old wife Ramkumari, who was looking for him, went to pick up her husband as soon as she saw him fall. She was also electrocuted and fell there.
24-year-old niece Pramilakumari, who went to save both of them after being electrocuted, also got head injuries due to electrocution. After the death of the Khang couple, who were running the family by driving an e-rickshaw, the two sons of the deceased, 19-year-old Suraj and 10-year-old Niraj, are finding it difficult to make ends meet.
