Overview
- A 16-year-old first-year Pre-University student, identified as Puneeth, suffered a severe electric shock while on the Government Lower Primary School campus in Borappanahatti and was declared dead after being taken to a Tumakuru hospital.
- Preliminary information from local reporters and police indicates recent heavy rains may have damaged the electricity line supplying the school, causing current to leak into a wall that the boy allegedly touched.
- Villagers and the victim’s family say they had repeatedly warned school staff and BESCOM/KEB officials about the damaged line but say no corrective action was taken before the incident.
- Koratagere Police have registered a case against the relevant KEB/BESCOM officials on charges of causing death by negligence; there are no reports yet of arrests, compensation payments, or a completed technical audit.
- Residents are demanding immediate electrical inspections, repairs, strict action against responsible officials, and compensation for the bereaved family, and the case raises wider concerns about school electrical safety after heavy rains.