Karnataka Electrocution

55-year-old woman died of electrocution after an electric wire snapped and fell on her in Karnataka's Tavarekere on Monday, police said.

Three men were electrocuted while putting up a banner to celebrate the birthday of Kannada film star Yash, in a village in Gadag district on Monday, police said.

It has sought a detailed report on the matter within six weeks.

Four teams have been constituted to investigate the case of electrocution of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter at Whitefield on the city's outskirts, Karnataka Energy Minister K J George said on Tuesday.

A 32-year-old grocery shop owner has been arrested from Mulihithlu here on charges of murdering his labourer by setting him on fire and later passing it off as an electrocution, police said.

Timely intervention by the staff at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka saved the life of an elephant after it was electrocuted.

Five high school students died of electrocution while allegedly trying to remove a flagpole erected for the Independence Day celebrations at their government-run hostel in Koppal as they came in contact with an overhead power line, police said.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Yashodha from Kalaburagi in Karnataka has won hearts on Twitter for saving the life of a feral monkey.

55-year-old woman died of electrocution after an electric wire snapped and fell on her in Karnataka's Tavarekere on Monday, police said.

Three men were electrocuted while putting up a banner to celebrate the birthday of Kannada film star Yash, in a village in Gadag district on Monday, police said.

It has sought a detailed report on the matter within six weeks.

Four teams have been constituted to investigate the case of electrocution of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter at Whitefield on the city's outskirts, Karnataka Energy Minister K J George said on Tuesday.

A 32-year-old grocery shop owner has been arrested from Mulihithlu here on charges of murdering his labourer by setting him on fire and later passing it off as an electrocution, police said.

Timely intervention by the staff at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka saved the life of an elephant after it was electrocuted.

Five high school students died of electrocution while allegedly trying to remove a flagpole erected for the Independence Day celebrations at their government-run hostel in Koppal as they came in contact with an overhead power line, police said.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Yashodha from Kalaburagi in Karnataka has won hearts on Twitter for saving the life of a feral monkey.