<p>Bengaluru: A 56-year-old woman on Thursday died after she was electrocuted when fetching water in the western part of the city, prompting protests from the residents. The deceased is Shilpa alias Selvi, a resident of Anandapura in Chamarajpet, whose extended family resides in Tamil Nadu.</p><p>According to the police, the incident occurred between 4 am and 5 am when the woman switched on the motor with an extended pipeline from the municipal water supply line. Due to some faulty wiring, the woman was electrocuted, the police added.</p><p>She was moved to a local hospital where she was declared dead, the police said, who arrived at the spot after receiving a memo from the hospital.</p><p>A preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the motor was installed illegally and a few similar illegal extensions of the municipal pipeline have been made in the area.</p>.Two workers electrocuted in UP's Bahraich.<p>“There are some double-storey buildings there and for the water to be pumped faster, motors have been installed illegally, as per our preliminary probe,” a police investigator told <em>DH.</em></p><p>The jurisdictional Chamarajpet police registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR). The autopsy was completed and the body was handed over.</p><p>Selvi’s husband died over 10 years ago. The couple had four children, of whom only one was married. Selvi’s death prompted flash protests by residents in the area. Police officers and reserve policemen were also deployed to the spot.</p><p>“This is an age-old problem. Water doesn’t come to each house and hence we wake up at 2 am or 3 am and switch on the motors. They promise that water will be supplied during the elections. No facilities are available in our area,” an angry resident told the media and claimed that Selvi’s death was the fourth in the area in 20 years.</p><p>The protesters refused to leave unless the Housing, Wakf and Minority Welfare Minister and Chamarajpet MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Kahn visited the spot. The minister shortly arrived and attempted to pacify the situation. He also took stock of the situation and inspected the spot where the motors were “illegally” installed.</p><p>“Several people have built additional two, three floors illegally. For this, they have installed illegal motors. Fifteen days ago, I had come here to lay a foundation and informed the residents to not extend electric lines and install motors illegally,” Khan told the media.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A 56-year-old woman on Thursday died after she was electrocuted when fetching water in the western part of the city, prompting protests from the residents. The deceased is Shilpa alias Selvi, a resident of Anandapura in Chamarajpet, whose extended family resides in Tamil Nadu.</p><p>According to the police, the incident occurred between 4 am and 5 am when the woman switched on the motor with an extended pipeline from the municipal water supply line. Due to some faulty wiring, the woman was electrocuted, the police added.</p><p>She was moved to a local hospital where she was declared dead, the police said, who arrived at the spot after receiving a memo from the hospital.</p><p>A preliminary investigation by the police revealed that the motor was installed illegally and a few similar illegal extensions of the municipal pipeline have been made in the area.</p>.Two workers electrocuted in UP's Bahraich.<p>“There are some double-storey buildings there and for the water to be pumped faster, motors have been installed illegally, as per our preliminary probe,” a police investigator told <em>DH.</em></p><p>The jurisdictional Chamarajpet police registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR). The autopsy was completed and the body was handed over.</p><p>Selvi’s husband died over 10 years ago. The couple had four children, of whom only one was married. Selvi’s death prompted flash protests by residents in the area. Police officers and reserve policemen were also deployed to the spot.</p><p>“This is an age-old problem. Water doesn’t come to each house and hence we wake up at 2 am or 3 am and switch on the motors. They promise that water will be supplied during the elections. No facilities are available in our area,” an angry resident told the media and claimed that Selvi’s death was the fourth in the area in 20 years.</p><p>The protesters refused to leave unless the Housing, Wakf and Minority Welfare Minister and Chamarajpet MLA BZ Zameer Ahmed Kahn visited the spot. The minister shortly arrived and attempted to pacify the situation. He also took stock of the situation and inspected the spot where the motors were “illegally” installed.</p><p>“Several people have built additional two, three floors illegally. For this, they have installed illegal motors. Fifteen days ago, I had come here to lay a foundation and informed the residents to not extend electric lines and install motors illegally,” Khan told the media.</p>
