Mangaluru: Two men were electrocuted and a minor boy was injured while fishing in a stream at Hollekere in Kalmadka village of Sullia taluk on Monday. The deceased are Bharath, 28, a resident of Kalmadka in Sullia, and Ramesh alias Ganesh, 36, from Guruvayanakere in Belthangady. According to police, the three were fishing in the stream when they came into contact with an electric wire from a nearby plantation belonging to Madhusudan Bhat. The minor boy, who was accompanying them, alerted his relatives, who rushed the three to KVG Hospital. However, doctors declared Bharath and Ramesh dead. The injured minor was admitted to the hospital. A case has been registered at the Bellare police station against Bhat for allegedly installing an unauthorised electric connection in the plantation. Further investigation is on.
