Deaf-mute man, 29, dies of electric shock in tin-shed house in Pune's Yerawada

Pune, November 13, 2026: A 29-year-old man who could not hear or speak died of an electric shock in a tin-sheet house in the Jai Jawan Nagar area of Yerawada. The current is said to have reached the house through a high-tension power cable. The incident has brought the issue of illegal power connections in the area back into discussion.

The deceased has been identified as Harish Gautam Mohite, a resident of Jai Jawan Nagar. He was walking towards the toilet inside the house when he received a severe shock and died.

The deceased's family and local residents have held the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, or Mahavitaran, negligent for the incident. Mahavitaran officials, on the other hand, claim that the family had allegedly drawn power illegally from the company's feeder box without an approved connection, and that this caused the accident.

Deepak Patil, executive engineer of Mahavitaran's Nagar Road division, said the Mohite family had allegedly drawn power illegally to their house through a worn cable. The cable was damaged in several places, which sent current into an iron cupboard kept inside the house. Harish was hit by the current while going towards the toilet and lost his life.

According to Patil, an electrical inspector reached the spot and carried out a panchnama. Mahavitaran is waiting for the inspector's report to establish the exact cause of the accident.

Yerawada police have registered a case of accidental death. The body was sent to Sassoon General Hospital for postmortem. The exact cause of death has not yet been determined, so the viscera have been preserved for further investigation.

Senior Police Inspector Yuvraj Nandre said police had written to Mahavitaran officials, after which they inspected the spot. However, their report has not yet reached the police.