Bengaluru, Oct 7 (PTI) A 50-year-old woman was electrocuted after a live electric wire allegedly fell on her in Chikkanahalli village near here on Monday, police said.
Manjamma was standing on the roadside and talking to two other women when the incident occurred at around 10 am, they said.
The entire incident was also captured on a CCTV camera installed in the neigbhourhood.
According to police, while the other two managed to escape, Manjamma died on the spot.
A case has been registered against BESCOM (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited) under section 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and further investigation is underway, a senior police officer said.
“As per our preliminary internal inquiry, the woman accidently fell on the wire and it is not our fault. However, we are awaiting the report from the inspectorate of electricity to ascertain the cause of death,” a BESCOM official said. PTI AMP AMP KH
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