Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Two Men Electrocuted While Installing CCTV Cameras in Rajavolu
Two men were putting up CCTV cameras at a home in Rajavolu.
They were moving a tall iron stand used for the cameras.
The stand touched live overhead electricity wires.
The men, Suryarao and Chinna Krishna Reddy, were shocked and died at the scene.
Suryarao was 50 and worked as a watchman.
Reddy was 55 and worked as a contractor.
Villagers said the wires were hanging low and that they had complained about them before.
Police registered a case and are investigating.
Two men died while installing CCTV cameras at a residence in Rajavolu near Rajamahendravaram.
The deceased were identified as Suryarao, 50, and contractor Chinna Krishna Reddy, 55.
Suryarao was a resident of Rajavolu and worked as a watchman; Reddy was from Netaji Nagar in Bommuru.
They were moving a tall iron stand when it contacted overhead live electricity lines.
Villagers alleged the wires were hanging loosely and said prior complaints to the electricity department had not led to action; police registered a case and are investigating.
- Who
- Suryarao, 50, a watchman from Rajavolu, and contractor Chinna Krishna Reddy, 55, from Netaji Nagar in Bommuru.
- What
- Both men died after an iron stand they were moving for CCTV installation contacted live overhead wires.
- Where
- A residence in Rajavolu near Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari district.
- Why
- The iron stand came into contact with live electricity lines while the men were moving it.
Villagers' allegation
Official response
Prior complaints about wires
Villagers' allegation
Villagers said overhead wires were hanging loosely, posed a danger, and that complaints to the electricity department had not prompted action.
Official response
The reports provide no response from the electricity department.
- Deaths
- Two
- Deceased
- Suryarao, 50, and Chinna Krishna Reddy, 55
- Activity
- Installing CCTV cameras at a residence
- Reported cause
- An iron stand contacted overhead live electricity lines
- Location
- Rajavolu near Rajamahendravaram, East Godavari district
- Police response
- A case was registered and Rajavolu police are investigating
- Villagers' account
- Villagers said the wires hung loosely and that earlier complaints to the electricity department had not led to action
