Tragic Electrocution in Pune: Three Lives Lost Due to Heavy Rains

Three men, who sold egg dishes at a roadside handcart in Pune, were electrocuted while trying to move their cart which had submerged due to heavy rains. The incident occurred in the Deccan Gymkhana area. The victims were rushed to a hospital but succumbed to their injuries during treatment.

Three men died of electrocution in Maharashtra's Pune in the early hours of Thursday while trying to move their handcart that got submerged due to heavy rains, police said. The incident took place in the Deccan Gymkhana area, they said.

The three deceased, who sold egg dishes at their roadside handcart near the Baba Bhide bridge, a causeway. But after their cart went under water as a result of heavy rains, they visited the spot and tried to shift it to a safer place However, the trio got electrocuted in the process, an official of Deccan Gymkhana police station said. Following the incident, the three men - Abhishek Ghanekar, Akash Mane and Shiva Parihar - were rushed to a hospital, where they died during treatment, he said. Pune has been receiving incessant rains since Wednesday night.

(With inputs from agencies.)