Bengaluru: In a tragic incident reported from Girinagar on Friday, a 32-year-old man died after he was electrocuted while attempting to rescue a pet parrot that had flown onto a high-tension electricity pole near a private apartment complex. The deceased has been identified as Arun Kumar, a resident of Nagamangala.

According to police, Arun had been working for the past few years at a relative’s shop in Veerabhadranagar under Girinagar police limits. His relative, Likhita, lived in a nearby apartment where she kept a foreign breed parrot worth nearly ₹2 lakh. The bird frequently flew around the apartment premises, and Arun was also known to be very affectionate towards it.

How the Incident Occurred

On Friday morning, around 9.45 am, the parrot escaped from Likhita’s flat and landed on

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