Police sources say that two people died yesterday after being struck by illegal power lines. These deaths were reported from the Kuchchaveli and Rasnayakepura police areas.
A 16-year-old boy died after being electrocuted while trying to save his goat that was entangled in an illegally installed power line at a house in the Pallimunei area of the Kuchchaveli police area.
In an incident related to the Rasnayakepura police area, a 75-year-old man died after being electrocuted in the Thalakolawewa area. According to police investigations, the man died after being struck by an illegal power line that he had installed himself to protect his crops from wild animals. The deceased is a resident of the Rasnayakepura area.