Representative image showing the electrocution sign.
Credit: iStock Photo
An eighteen-year-old student died of electrocution near her house in Kallakalambi in Gurupura gram panchayat limits on the outskirts of Mangaluru on Friday (July 19).
The deceased student is identified as Ashwini Shetty, daughter of Harish Shetty. She was pursuing a Chartered Accountant course at Mangalore Academy of Professional Studies (MAPS) College.
Former president of Gurupura Gram panchayat Yashwanth Shetty told DH that due to gusty winds, the electric wire had snapped and had fallen in the field inundated with rainwater.
Ashwini's pet dog which had stepped into the water-logged field died of electrocution. Ashwini Shetty who rushed to save her dog also suffered electrocution. She succumbed after being shifted to a private hospital.
Mescom will offer compensation of Rs five lakh to Ashwini Shetty's family, sources in the department said to DH.