Electrocuted

An employee of an automobile showroom in Singasandra was electrocuted on Thursday. The victim is identified as Nagappa, 45, a resident of Koodlu village.

According to the police, the incident took place at 3.30 pm, when Nagappa tried to operate a switch and ended up touching a live wire. 

He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.

Nagappa hailed from Tumakuru and had moved to Bengaluru to eke out a living. Nagappa is survived by his wife, a homemaker, and three children, said police.