Hyderabad, Aug. 18 -- Telangana IT minister D Sridhar Babu on Monday, August 18 ordered a probe into the death of five people due to electrocution in Ramanthapur on Sunday.

The incident occurred during the Krishna Janmashtami Shobhayatra at Gokul Nagar, Ramanthapur, under Uppal Police Station limits. In a statement, Sridhar Babu, who is in charge of Ranga Reddy district, said the loss of life and injuries to several others as extremely unfortunate.

According to reports, the minister conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims and assured that the Telangana government will extend all possible support to them. He asked the authorities to conduct a comprehensive inquiry into the incident and take strict action against those res...