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Record overnight rainfall of over 300 mm left Kolkata submerged on Tuesday, killing seven people by electrocution. Power and Internet services collapsed, metro and train operations were disrupted, and several Durga Puja pandals were damaged as the city braced for more rain.

A farmer in Peddapalli district lost his life after being electrocuted while attempting to hang aluminium reels on electric wires to protect his paddy crop. The incident occurred in Kothapalli village of Dharmaram mandal. Unaware of the conductive nature of aluminium, Bhukya Mallesh Naik died instantly when the reel made contact with a waterlogged area.

A man identified as Krishna died of electrocution while working at an under-construction site in Hyderabad’s Petbasheerabad on Monday. He collapsed after coming in contact with a live wire and was declared dead at hospital. Police have registered a case.

A 48-year-old man, Mekala Ravi, was electrocuted while fishing with an electric trap at a rivulet in Gopalraopet, Dharmaram mandal, Peddapalli. Police registered a case and launched an investigation into the accidental death

A 24-year-old construction worker from Uttar Pradesh died after being electrocuted at a site in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, on Saturday evening. The victim, Mohd Yousuf, collapsed after touching live wires and died later while undergoing treatment. Police have registered a case.

Gandam Narayana (53), a farmer and BRS leader, was electrocuted in his agricultural fields in Mallapur, Dharmaram mandal. Though declared dead by doctors, his wife expressed doubts, prompting police to register a case and begin investigation

Following a fatal electrocution in Hyderabad that claimed six lives during a Janmashtami rath yatra, TGNPDCL has launched a safety drive to clear illegally hung cables from electricity poles across Khammam district. Officials have directed cable TV and internet providers to remove dangling lines and junction boxes to prevent accidents.

A youth was seriously injured after being electrocuted while setting up a Ganesh pandal in Amberpet late Monday night. Ram Charan, who came in contact with live wires, was rushed to a private hospital. His condition is reported stable.

A Balasore family alleged they received the wrong body of their kin, who died in Bengaluru, due to mislabelling of a coffin. The mix-up was discovered after opening the casket, forcing an ambulance en route to Siliguri to return

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condoled the deaths of five people electrocuted during Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Ramanthapur, Hyderabad. He urged immediate government support for families, wished speedy recovery to the injured, and called for safety measures.

Five people were electrocuted and four injured during a Sri Krishnashtami chariot procession in Gokulenagar, Hyderabad, when the chariot came into contact with live wires while being pushed manually. Police are investigating the incident.

A 34-year-old migrant worker from Bihar, Suresh Singh Yadav, died of electrocution at Agarwal Rubber Industries in Patancheru on Thursday.

Six peacocks died after allegedly coming into contact with high-tension power lines near a temple in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. Villagers blamed official negligence. Authorities promised action after videos of the dead national birds surfaced on social media

A woman was electrocuted by a high-tension wire in Khammam, sparking protests by villagers demanding Rs 1 crore compensation. Protesters blamed officials for negligence and highlighted recurring accidents due to low-hanging wires in Edulapuram Municipality.

Nirmal court sentences farmer to two years in jail for the 2019 death of a man who was electrocuted by an illegal fence in Neelayipet. SP Dr Janaki Sharmila praises police team for securing the conviction

The two victims who are footpath dwellers were asleep on the pavement at Chintalkunta when due to heavy gales and rains the power cables snapped.

Venkanna, a resident of the village, informed the media that strong winds and rain three days ago caused electric poles to collapse, bringing live wires down to the ground. Although the issue was reported to the electricity department, no action was taken.

Naresh suffered an electric shock while he was trying to insert loose electric wires into a plug in a switchboard and died on the spot

A dozen persons were reportedly detained by forest officials on Saturday, over their suspected role in the electrocution of a tiger at Yellur village in Penchikalpet mandal, on Friday

Woman loses her life while using immersion heater rod, while 10-year-old boy dies on the spot after coming in contact with overhead live wires