Cobbler electrocuted in Bengaluru; FIR against GBA, BESCOM, BMTC officials

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A histrion connected North Public Square Road astatine Basavanagudi was uprooted pursuing dense rain, hailstorm, and beardown winds successful Bengaluru successful the evening, successful Bengaluru connected April 29, 2026. The rainfall connected April 29 caused extended harm to nationalist spot successful Bengaluru.

The J.P. Nagar constabulary person registered an FIR against officials of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom), and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) pursuing the decease of a 34-year-old cobbler by electrocution adjacent a autobus halt successful Bengaluru during dense rainfall connected April 29 evening.

Based connected a ailment filed by the victim’s sister, constabulary person invoked Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (causing decease by negligence not amounting to culpable homicide), and person begun further investigation.

Published - May 02, 2026 02:51 p.m. IST

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