Telangana man electrocuted after touching mobile charging wire while sleeping

The victim is survived by his wife and a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter.

In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old Telangana resident was electrocuted in his sleep after he came in contact with a live wire that he had kept near his bed to charge his mobile phone.

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According to India Today, the incident took place on October 25. The victim, Maloth Anil, extended a live wire near his bed to charge his mobile phone and went to sleep.

While sleeping, he came in contact with the wire that he had placed and received a severe shock. Anil was rushed to a nearby private hospital and later referred to a government facility, where he died during treatment.

He is survived by his wife and a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, reported India Today.

In a similar incident, a 24-year-old man lost his life in a fatal electrocution while attempting to charge his phone in western Bengaluru. The deceased, identified as Srinivas, was a native of Bidar.

It is suspected that his hands were wet at the time, exacerbating the risk of electrocution.

In Noida, a 25-year-old driver was allegedly electrocuted to death after his truck’s rear door came in touch with a power transformer when he opened it to unload goods outside a sweets and snacks manufacturing company in Sector 68 locality.

“The deceased was identified as Arjeet Singh, a resident of Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh. He worked as a truck driver at a transport company in Noida,” Dhruv Bhusan Dubey, station house officer, Phase 3, said.

Singh suffered extensive burn injuries and electricity supply in the area was snapped.