Police constable dies of electrocution in rainwater puddle at Jubilee Hills check post

Commuters wade by means of a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall, in Hyderabad, on May 1, 2023. Representative picture
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A police constable, who was returning house on his bike, died of electrocution at Jubilee Hills check post on April 30.

The sufferer has been recognized as Solem Veeraswamy, 44, a constable with Greyhounds, a particular pressure unit of Telangana police.

According to Jubilee Hills police, Veeraswamy after dropping his brother at 1st Battalion TSSP in Yousufguda, was heading house. On reaching Jubilee Hills check post, close to pillar quantity 1597, the constable misplaced management of his bike and fell. It is suspected that he may need fallen in a puddle of rainwater on the street that was uncovered to a defective electrical leakage from a pole close by.

The patrolling police additionally tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation, however he couldn’t be revived. Doctors at a close-by non-public hospital declared him ‘dead on arrival’.

The sufferer’s physique was shifted to Osmania General Hospital for additional process.  

Jubilee Hills police mentioned a probe was initiated.

Heavy rains continued to pound Hyderabad on April 30 too, ensuing in stagnation and flooding of roads and homes in low-lying areas.  

On April 29, a 9 12 months outdated lady was washed away reportedly on account of negligence of civic authorities. The sufferer, Mounika, was swept away in a nullah at Kalasiguda, Secunderabad, after she unintentionally slipped into an uncovered pit.