KARACHI: Four people were electrocuted to death, while one was severely wounded in a rain-related incident Friday night here on Jinnah Road in the Sher Shah area, Geo News reported.
The victims of electrocution were reportedlythe owners of road-side swings, law enforcement agencies said, adding that they were passing via Jinnah Road when their ride came into contact with a fallen power cable.
The deceased have been identified asArshad Ghulam Yaseen, Akhtar Rafiq, Sabir Ashiq, and Nawaz Sohara, while the wounded person is Asif— son of Ghulam Farid, police explained.
Residents of the locality, however, mentioned that a complaint had been filed with K-Electricthree days ago, but no one turned up to fix it.
"K-Electric did not send anyone even after we filed a complaint with them," one of the residents said.
Condemning the incident, they said the power supply company only sent a team after four lives were lost.