Boy who suffered electric shock in Mathikere dies; BBMP commissioner announces Rs 5 lakh compensation

May 20, 2019, 9:05 PM IST

Bengaluru: The boy who had come in contact with a 66,000kilowatt live KPTCL wire died today (May 20). BBMP commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of the victim.  He also said that the building where the incident occurred does not have an occupancy certificate and therefore power and water supply should not have been provided.