Hanging clothes, woman touched live wire; electrocuted

Touching a live wire while hanging her washed clothes, a woman, Lavanya (26), was electrocuted on Friday night.

Her husband Veeranna (31), who rushed to free her, also died of electrocution.

The police said the couple hailed from Tamil Nadu and came to the city a few years ago. They lived in ITI Colony in Bandepalaya. They baked and prepared snacks, which they distributed to bakeries and local shops. They are survived by a son and a daughter.

Around 10 pm on Friday, Lavanya washed clothes and hung them out. A live wire strung to a nearby electric poll snapped and fell on the cable on which the woman was hanging the clothes. She died instantly.

Investigation revealed that one of their children was at the grandmother's house, while the other was fast asleep when the incident happened. A neighbour heard the screams and called the police, who extricated the bodies and sent them for postmortem.