Man tries to ‘steal power’ for Diwali stall, dies
A man has died of electrocution while trying to steal electricity for a Diwali stall on the ITI Road in Aundh, police said on Saturday. The deceased — identified as Pravin Ashok Mane (38) — was a resident of Kasturba Gandhi Vasahat on Ganeshkhind Road.
A woman — Shantabai Khandare — had set up a stall on the footpath near the ITI Road in Aundh for selling Diwali items.
Khandare had allegedly asked Mane to arrange an electric connection for her stall, following which, Mane tried to steal electricity from a MSEDCL feeder pillar around 2 pm on October 19, but died of electric shock.
