Elderly Man, 12-Year-Old Boy Electrocuted While Draining Rainwater In Bengaluru Apartment

SOURCE ; NEW18

Last Updated:May 20, 2025, 10:49 IST

So far, three people have been killed in pre-monsoon rains in Bengaluru, according to officials

Two people, including a 12-year-old, were electrocuted while trying to while trying to clear waterlogging in their apartment complex, police said on Tuesday.

On Monday evening, 63-year-old Manmohan Kamath, a resident of Madhuvan Apartment near BTM 2nd Stage, attempted to use a motorised pump to remove water from his home.

“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.

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May 20, 2025, 10:49 IST