CHIKKODI: Close on the heels of the death of the a mother-son duo in Bengaluru due to electrocution, a man and his son died after coming in contact with a live wire at Chikkatti village in Athani taluk on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Mallikarjun Sadashiva Pujari (32) and Preetham Mallikarjun Pujari (7).
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On Sunday afternoon, Mallikarjun had switched on the pumpset in his farm and stepped ahead to turn on a valve when he came in contact with a snapped live wire. In an attempt to save his father, the seven-year-old boy was also electrocuted. The Athani police visited the spot and have registered a case.