Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- Two people who got electrocuted and died while transporting a Ganesh idol on Bandlaguda road on Monday night, August 18.

According to local police, a group of people were shifting a large Ganesh idol from Jalpally Ganesh Market to Lal Darwaza in the old city on a tractor around 1 am. When the vehicle reached Royal Sea Hotel point, the tip of the idol came in contact with overhead 33 KV high-tension wires.

Two individuals, Dhoni and Vikas, who were on the tractor, got electrocuted and collapsed. The other people accompanying the Ganesh idol rescued them and shifted the injured to a hospital in Hyderabad for treatment. Both of them died during treatment at the hospital. Another person, Akhil, who suffered injuries, i...