Eight labourers electrocuted at road site in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu

Eight labourers died and five were injured on Monday when a gravel-mixing machine touched an overhead high-tension line during road construction in Chhapoli village, Jhunjhunu district. PM Narendra Modi announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for each victim's family and Rs 50,000 for the injured. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma ordered a high-level inquiry and sought a report from the collector.