A 22-year-old construction worker died allegedly of electrocution when he came in contact with an Internet cable that was in contact with a live wire in Sanjaynagar on Monday evening .
The deceased has been identified as Kishore, a resident of Geddalahalli. Kishore was walking home from work around 7 p.m. An Internet cable wire was hanging from a tree on the roadside. He touched the wire accidentally, got electrocuted and collapsed, the police said.
Passers-by alerted the police, who rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area before alerting the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) to disconnect the power and take off the wire.
