Ullala, August 06: A youth was electrocuted when he came in contact with high tension wire while removing the metal sheets from the Darga College building during its repair on Monday.
The victim is identified as Yusuf (25) of Konaje Adkare Padpu. For the last few days, repair work of Arabic College building beside Khazi Bhavan on the premises of the Ullal Darga was going on. Yusuf was working on the top of the building. He went to help the workers who were removing the sheets from the roof. While removing the sheets, he stood on the iron rod and the sheet touched the high tension wire above the building. As he came in contact with the live wire, he was electrocuted and died on the spot. Ullala police registered a case.
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Afzalpur: A 24-year-old police constable Dhareppa died as the motorbike he was riding went out of control and toppled on the road while traveling near Gobbur B village on Saturday morning.
Dhareppa, learned to be a resident of Shirawala village, was reportedly traveling back home to the village from Kalaburagi when the accident occurred and the bike fell on the road.
The police constable, who was grievously injured in the accident, is said to have died on the spot.
Aland Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaraya Patil, Circle Inspector Lakhan Masaguppi and Devalagangapura Sub-inspector Sangeetha Shinde visited the accident spot and inspected it.
A case has been registered and investigation is underway.
