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Bengaluru rain turns deadly man electrocuted after touching pole near Mini Forest
India
Published on 30 April 2026
His contact with a pole happened during storm
Bengaluru’s pre-monsoon rains claimed more lives as a 35-year-old man was allegedly electrocuted near Mini Forest after coming into contact with an electric pole during heavy downpour. The tragedy follows a separate incident where a compound wall collapsed near Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, killing seven people including three children. Police are investigating both cases amid ongoing rainfall.
- Man electrocuted near Mini Forest during heavy rainfall
- Incident reported under JP Nagar police jurisdiction
- Separate wall collapse near Bowring and Lady Curzon killed seven
- Including three children in the hospital-area tragedy
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