Overview

• Three rain-related deaths were reported in Bengaluru following heavy overnight rainfall and flooding.
• A 63-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy were electrocuted while using a pump set to remove water from a flooded apartment basement in BTM Second Stage.
• The electrocutions occurred due to a short circuit in the pump set at approximately 6:15 am, according to police reports.
• In a separate incident, a 35-year-old housekeeping worker died when a compound wall collapsed at an IT firm's premises in Mahadevapura.
• Authorities are conducting postmortems and investigating both incidents, while assessing electrical safety protocols and structural integrity.