Newskarnataka-Mangalore
Mangalore : An engineering student met a tragic end due to electrocution at a private nursing home at Kudroli on September 15, Sunday.
The deceased is Yajnesh Shetty (21), a second year mechanical engineering student of Sridevi Engineering College, Kenjaru.
The mishap took place when Yajnesh had been to Ullal Nursing Home to meet a friend who was hospitalized. It is learnt his hand came into contact with a hi-tension wire when he threw a chocolate wrapper from the window.
He hailed from Mumbai. Vasanth Kumar, a relative of Yajnesh has lodged a complaint with the Barke police against the MESCOM for drawing hi-tension wires at close proximity to buildings in the area.
The Sridevi College was closed on Monday in respect of the departed student.