Two teenagers were electrocuted after they accidentally came in contact with overhead power lines at Siddarameshwara Layout in Belagumba, on the outskirts of the city, on Thursday.
Nitesh Kumar, 14, and Prajwal, 14, sons of brothers Veerabhadrappa and Siddeshwarappa, respectively, are the deceased. The cousins were students of class 8 and were residents of Kundur village in Tumakuru taluk.
They had come to the house of their uncle Shivashankarappa in Belagumba, a week ago. The teenagers were playing on the terrace when the incident occurred.
Tragedy strikes twice
For Siddeshwarappa and his wife, the death of their son Prajwal has shattered their lives as the couple have lost both their children in a span of one month.
