A 23-year-old gym instructor was electrocuted to death in Serilingampally, while a 43-year-old priest fell into a nala in Chaitanyapuri.
As heavy rains lashed the city on Tuesday, two persons died in separate incidents during the downpour. A 23-year-old gym instructor was electrocuted to death in Serilingampally, while a 43-year-old priest fell into a nala in Chaitanyapuri.
According to reports, 23-year-old Adam Mark Jordan who was staying at Manikanta Men’s hostel in Serilingampally was electrocuted while returning from the gym around 11.30 pm on Tuesday.
According to the police report, Adam stepped on an iron rod, which was in contact with a live wire, as he reached the gate of his hostel. Adam reportedly died on the spot.
The Madhapur Sub-Inspector told Times of India, “The incessant rains led to water-logging around his hostel. When he reached the hostel gate on his cycle, Jordan put his foot down and touched an iron rod and got electrocuted. We suspect that an electric wire had snapped after the builder at a nearby construction site trimmed the tree branches.”
Police have registered a case of 304-A (Causing death by negligence) and are investigating the case.
Adam’s body was taken to Osmania hospital and a post-mortem was conducted.
In another tragic incident, a 43-year-old priest identified as B Premkumar Shastry drowned in a nala and died. The incident took place in Chaitanyapuri.
According to Times of India, Shastry along with his friend Ramakrishna Sharma had gone to Chaitanyapuri for some work. The duo had parked their vehicle at Peddamberpet. “Around 11.40 pm, while going back to Peddamberpet from Chaitanyapuri, the two accidentally slipped and fell into a nala. While Ramakrishna managed to escape unscathed, Shastry did not,” Ashok Reddy, inspector at LB Nagar police station, told Times of India.
Shastry’s body was recovered around 3 am, 100 metres away the accident site, according to the report. Police suspect that both Shastry and Sharam were in an inebriated state, according to reports.
On Tuesday, Telangana received heavy rainfall in isolated places. While Hyderabad recorded 76 mm of rainfall, Tirumalagiri in the city received a near record-breaking 132 mm of rainfall.
