Four labourers electrocuted while pitching up tents

Four labourers were electrocuted when iron polls pitched up for a shamiyana (ceremonial tent) touched overhead electric wires in South Bengaluru on Wednesday. Another five labourers were injured.

The accident occurred at a four-acre land in Indlabele near Attibele between 11 am and 11.30 am. The labourers were hired from Usha Kiran Tent House, HSR Layout, to put up the awnings for the inauguration of a building project.

The deceased are Akash, 30, Mahadesh, 35, Vishakanta, 35, and Vijay Singh, 30. The injured are Vishnu Kumar, 19, Arun Kumar, 20, Beeranna, 19, Deepak Kumar, 20, and Gurudev, 25.

When the labourers pitched up the iron polls, the supervisor told them they had erected them at the extreme ends and asked them to shift the polls a few feet inside.