Udupi/Mangaluru, Aug 18: Two persons lost their lives due to electrocution in separate incidents in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts yesterday.
A 26-year-old boat repairer was electrocuted after he came in contact with a snapped live power line near Uliya Dharmarasa Kshetra in Ullal in Mangaluru taluk. His body was found on Friday morning.
According to Ullal police, Ashok D’Souza, 26, was with his friends in the kshetra and left for his house around 9 p.m.
The police said that as he was walking along the slushy mud road, Ashok reportedly came in contact with the live power supply line that had snapped.
A local resident found him on Friday morning and informed the police.
Following his death, local residents held a snap protest demanding action against the alleged negligence of Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited.
The residents accused MESCOM officials of not taking action to remove the roadside coconut tree that was close to the power supply line.
The line had snapped few days ago following friction with the coconut tree and the MESCOM personnel had not repaired it in a proper way, the residents alleged.
The residents demanded compensation to the family members of Ashok.
The Ullal police have registered a case under Section 304 (A) (cause of death due to negligent act) of the Indian Penal Code against the Junior Engineer and local lineman of MESCOM.
In another incident, an elderly woman was electrocuted when she came in contact with a live wire at Mundkur village in Karkala taluk of Udupi district on Friday.
According to the police, Yamuna Sapalti, 72, had gone to her garden and stepped on a live wire, which had snapped and fallen there after a tree fell on it.
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