Overview

• The death toll increased to six after an injured man, identified as Ganesh, died at Osmania Hospital.
• The chariot stalled when its towing vehicle ran out of fuel, was pulled by devotees, and touched high‑tension lines near Gokulnagar around midnight.
• Several others were injured, including Union minister G. Kishan Reddy’s gunman, Srinivas, who remains under treatment.
• Police registered a case as power utility chief Md. Musharraf Faruqui ordered an internal probe and said a TV cable had fallen onto an 11 kV line that electrified the metal chariot.
• Residents protested over long‑reported sagging cables and demanded route safety checks before upcoming festivals, while the state announced Rs 5 lakh ex‑gratia and treatment support for victims.