Bengaluru rains: 23-year-old girl electrocuted after scooty skids on flooded road

An ambulance and other vehicles move through waterlogged Outer Ring Road after heavy monsoon rains, near Bellandur in Bengaluru. Pic/PTI

A 23-year-old girl died after accidentally coming in contact with a live electric pole in Bengaluru on Monday.

The incident happened at around 9:30 pm on Monday near the Whitefield area in Bengaluru.

Akhila was returning back home from her workplace when her scooty skidded while crossing a waterlogged road. The victim tried to grab a nearby electric pole for support, but she got an electric shock after which she fell down.

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She was shifted to the hospital, where she was declared dead. Akhila used to work in the administration department of a school.

The family of the deceased has blamed Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) for improper handling of the electricity and other systems.

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