50-year-old woman electrocuted after power line snaps in Bengaluru; case filed against Bescom

A 50-year-old woman was electrocuted on Monday when a power line fell on her on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Monday.

The deceased, identified as Manjamma, was a resident of Chikkanahalli in Ramanagara.

According to the police, the inciden occurred around 10 am while Manjamma was walking along the road. The power line suddenly snapped and fell on her, resulting in her death on the spot.

CCTV footage showed Manjamma was speaking to two other women, possibly acquaintances, when the power line sparked and broke. Within moments, Manjamma collapsed. Police said she died instantly.

While one of the women tried to help Manjamma, she was pulled away by another person due to the risk of electrocution, as seen in the CCTV footage.

Passersby alerted the Tavarekere police, who arrived at the scene and sent the body for postmortem. “We have opened a case against Bescom officials,” a senior officer told DH. “Further probe is ongoing.”