Transformer blast deaths: Two Bescom engineers arrested

Jnanabharathi police have arrested two Bescom engineers for the transformer blast that killed a father-daughter duo near Manganahalli bridge.

Assistant Engineer (AE) Dinesh and Junior Engineer (JE) Mahantesh are attached with Bescom’s Anjananagar, Byadarahalli O&M Unit.

A senior police officer said the duo had been arrested and released on station bail according to the charges imposed on them. The officer added that police acquired the list of names from Bescom of those responsible for the transformer blast. The two engineers are responsible for the transformer’s maintenance and that of a few other materials used in power distribution.