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Bengaluru Man Dies After Electric Shock Trying to Retrieve Pet Macaw From High-Tension Line

Officials launched an unnatural-death inquiry alongside utility checks on the high-tension line.

Overview

  • Arun Kumar, 32, was visiting a relative at Vasundhara Kritika Apartment in Girinagar on Friday morning when the incident occurred.
  • He climbed a compound wall and used an iron pipe with a stick to reach the bird, touched a live high‑voltage wire, suffered a fatal shock and fell.
  • Doctors at KIMS Hospital declared him dead; Girinagar police registered an unnatural‑death case and completed a post‑mortem.
  • BESCOM, KEB and police inspected the site, and KPTCL briefly disconnected power, after which the bird flew off and was later rescued.
  • Residents said they warned him not to attempt the rescue and later questioned the presence of a high‑tension line inside the apartment complex.