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A 44-year-old antheral and his 16-year-old girl were electrocuted successful Secunderabad successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (June 13, 2026) aft they stepped retired of their location to determination their car distant from a histrion that had fallen during dense rain.
The deceased were identified arsenic Ch. Sandeep, a manager astatine Sai Sree Foods successful Balanagar, and his girl Ritika, an intermediate second-year student. The incidental was reported astir 2.45 a.m. successful Telecom Colony, Alwal.
According to police, a histrion collapsed successful beforehand of the family’s location amid dense rain. Sandeep, his woman Swetha and their girl came retired of the location to determination their car distant from the fallen tree.
While doing so, Swetha noticed an electrical ligament hanging connected the roadworthy and attempted to determination it distant from the vehicle. She received an electrical daze and fell to the ground. As Sandeep got retired of the car to help, different unrecorded ligament fell connected Ritika, electrocuting her.
Police said Sandeep past rushed to rescue his girl but was besides electrocuted. Swetha, who sustained a comparatively mild shock, managed to determination distant from the spot.
An ambulance was rushed to the scene, but exigency unit declared Sandeep and Ritika dead.
This is the 2nd fatal electrocution successful the week linked to the dense rains successful Hyderabad. On Tuesday (June 9, 2026), 2 men died aft being electrocuted successful Bandlaguda pursuing a abrupt downpour successful the city.
A lawsuit has been booked by the Alwal constabulary and further probe is underway.
