Rain-related deaths rise to three as two electrocuted in Bengaluru
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Bengaluru: Two people, one a 12-year-old, were electrocuted while attempting to drain rainwater that had entered an apartment in the city, authorities said on Tuesday.
According to Mico Layout Police, Manmohan Kamath (63), a resident of Madhuvan Apartment in NS Palya near BTM 2nd Stage, attempted to clear water from his house on Monday evening using a motorised pump.
"When he connected the pump to a socket, there was a short circuit, leading to his electrocution," a police officer involved in the investigation said.
Dinesh (12), son of a Nepalese man employed at the apartment complex, who was standing near Kamath, was also electrocuted, police added.
The two were declared dead by doctors at a hospital. Unnatural Death Reports (UDRs) will be registered in both cases, the Station Head Officer confirmed.
So far, three people have been killed in pre-monsoon rains.
Earlier on Monday, Sasikala (35) died when a compound wall fell on her while she was sweeping at a company within the limits of Mahadevapura Police Station.
With PTI inputs