Mother, son electrocuted near Moodbidri
A mother and her son died after being electrocuted by a live wire in their backyard in Karnataka, India. In a separate incident in the same district, a motorcyclist died after colliding with an electricity pole's stay wire.
Why it matters
These incidents highlight critical infrastructure safety concerns and the need for better maintenance of electrical lines in rural residential areas.
Mother, son electrocuted near Moodbidri left A representational photo of employees repairing an electric line. K.V.S. Giri The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/unk4i4/article71610406.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/vjkvg-electric%201.JPG GIRI KVS Electricity employees repairing the electric line in Machilipatnam on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. Photo: K.V.S. Giri/The Hindu The police said the woman died while trying to rescue the son who got electrocuted when he went to dry clothes on a rope in the backyard of the house that had come in contact with a live wire MANGALURU A 45-year-old woman and her 18-year-old son were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live wire in their house in Paladka gram panchayat, near Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, on October 22 morning. Moodbidri police gave the names of the deceased as Mercy Mascarenhas, 45, and Shon Mascarenhas, 18.
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