Three of a family electrocuted in Nagpur

03 June,2016 02:27 PM IST |   |  PTI

Three of a family were electrocuted due to a faulty earthing near an air-cooler at their residence in Mankapur area in Nagpur, police said on Friday


Nagpur: Three of a family were electrocuted due to a faulty earthing near an air-cooler at their residence in Mankapur area in Nagpur, police said on Friday.

The tragedy struck a retired Assistant Police Sub-Inspector (ASI) Kishor Ambadas Damle (61), his wife Anjali (55) and their married daughter Vinisha Kale (33) on Thursday.

The incident occured when Vinisha switched on the air-cooler and suffered electric shock. After hearing her scream, the parents rushed to her rescue but got electrocuted too.

Police have registered a case of accidental death.

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