A 14-year-old boy was electrocuted and two others suffered a shock as their vehicle came into contact with a live power line at Katti Mallenahalli in Arkalgud taluk on Monday.
They were part of a group that was returning by tractor after immersing a Ganesha idol in a tank in the village.
Yashwanth of Belawadi village died. Pramod, 27, and Mohan, 12, of Katti Mallenahalli suffered the electric shock. Yashwanth was residing at his relative’s place in Katti Mallenahalli.