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“The line as not charged at that time but at around 7.50am, lineman Md Fakrul Ahmed gave the clearance for charging the line and accordingly the line was charged. Probably he did not notice the fallen line,” a spokesman of the state-owned power company said.The dead were identified as Rafiqul Islam, Jabar Ali, Habibur Rahman, Mainul Islam, Inamul Islam and Ashiful Islam (10). Such was the power of the charge that there was smoke coming from the bodies.A spokesman of the Assam Power Distribution Corporation Limited said that an ‘earth fault’ was reported at the 11kv Singimari feeder from Rupohi sub-station at 5am. The injured were taken to Nagaon Civil Hospital and the condition of some are stated to be critical.Angry locals armed with sticks attacked the Ahmed’s house and damaged furniture and his vehicle. PTI COR ESB KK ZMNChief minister Sarbananda Sonowal has asked additional chief secretary and APDCL chairman Jishnu Barua to start an enquiry into the incident to find circumstances leading to the electrocution and submit the report to the government immediately..