Three electrocuted in Mahabubnagar

Hyderabad: Three persons died of electrocution in Telangana's Mahabubabad district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident occurred in Andanalapadu village of Dornakal mandal of the district when they were installing a loudspeaker at a local temple.

The deceased were identified as Subba Rao (67), Mastan Rao (57) and Venkaiah (55).

The trio were fitting a loudspeaker to a pole close to a tree. Eye witnesses said they were electrocuted after touching an iron rod which had come into contact with an electric wire.

Meanwhile, Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavati Rathod has expressed shock and grief over the incident. She conveyed her heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.

The minister spoke to officials to get details of the incident and assured the families of the deceased that the government will extend all possible help.

Earlier in the day, in an unfortunate incident, a woman and her two children died after being hit by a train near Nadikudi railway station in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday night.

The victims were Ramya(28), her son Rishik Reddy(8) and her daughter Hamsika(6) from Chaithanyapuri colony of Nalgonda town.

According to the sources, the incident took place at 7.40 pm when they were hit by Falaknama Express train near Nadikudi while they were crossing the railway track. The bodies of the victims have been shifted to Government hospital at Sathenapally by the police for autopsy.

Getting the information from the police, the family members of the victims rushed to Sathenapally from Nalgonda on Tuesday morning. Further details are awaited.