Student, 19, electrocuted while plucking coconuts in Tumakuru
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old student was electrocuted when the fibre stick he used to pluck tender coconuts accidentally touched a live wire on his family’s agricultural land at Kunaghatta in Gubbi, Tumakuru district, Tuesday. The victim is K Preetam, who completed PU from a Tumakuru college. His father
By The Times of India
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old student was electrocuted when the fibre stick he used to pluck tender coconuts accidentally touched a live wire on his family’s agricultural land at Kunaghatta in Gubbi, Tumakuru district, Tuesday.
The victim is K Preetam, who completed PU from a Tumakuru college.
His father, Shivaramaiah, a farmer, told police Preetam fixed a sickle to the fibre stick to pluck the coconuts. “Unfortunately, the stick shook as Preetam raised it and touched the wire,” Shivaramaiah said in his complaint.You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in BengaluruStay updated with the latest Bengaluru news.
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