A 23-year-old man from Telangana’s Kamareddy district was electrocuted while sleeping after he came in contact with a live wire placed near his bed to charge his mobile phone.

According to the police, the incident happened on Friday, October 25, when the victim, Maloth Anil, extended a live wire near his bed to charge his mobile phone and then went to sleep.

While sleeping, he came into contact with the wire and received a severe shock. He was rushed to a nearby private hospital and later shifted to a better-equipped government facility due to his critical condition, where he died during treatment.

Anil, who got married three years ago, is survived by his wife and a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter. An investigation has been opened in this case.

Earlier, a 40-year-old man was electrocuted in Telangana’s Khammam district on Sunday after he accidentally put the rod of an electric heater under his arm while heating water to bathe his pet dog.

In a similar incident, another man was electrocuted while charging his mobile phone at home. Police said the incident occurred when the man, G Naresh, was holding the phone while it was charging.