Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Two Men Die in Temple Lighting Setup Electrocution
Two men were helping set up lights at a new temple.
The temple is in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka.
The men were named Chetan and Santosh.
Chetan was 27 years old, and Santosh was 35.
They were moving a generator inside the temple.
A wire from the lighting equipment fell onto the generator.
This may have sent electricity through the generator.
The two men did not know it was dangerous and were electrocuted.
Both men died in the accident.
Two men were electrocuted to death at a newly constructed temple in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka.
The victims were identified as Chetan, 27, and Santosh, 35.
They were preparing lighting arrangements at the Venugopalaswamy Temple.
Police said the incident occurred while the men were moving heavy equipment.
A lighting wire reportedly fell onto a generator, electrifying it as the men pushed it.
- Who
- Chetan, 27, and Santosh, 35, were electrocuted.
- What
- They died while setting up lighting arrangements at a temple.
- Where
- The newly constructed Venugopalaswamy Temple in Sidlaghatta, Karnataka.
- Why
- According to preliminary information, a lighting wire fell onto a generator while the men were moving it, causing an electric current to pass through it.
- Location
- Sidlaghatta, Karnataka
- Site
- Newly constructed Venugopalaswamy Temple
- Deaths
- Two
- Victims
- Chetan, 27, and Santosh, 35
- Activity
- Setting up lighting arrangements
- Preliminary cause
- A lighting wire reportedly fell onto a generator while it was being moved