Mumbai: Man dies of electrocution amid heavy rainfall in Thane

Due to heavy rains in Thane city a person got electrocuted after accidentally touching an electric pole on Tuesday mornin, police said.

According to Kasarwadavali police station , the man was standing near a temple in Ovla area on Ghodbunder Road when he accidentally touched the electric pole and got electrocuted around 8.30 am.

The body was sent to the civil hospital for postmortem, he said, adding that the deceased was yet to be identified.

Heavy rains lashed Thane and neighbouring Palghar district since Monday night, throwing normal life out of gear.

Many low-lying areas in both the districts were inundated.

In Palghar, there was no report any casualty due to the heavy rains, the district disaster control room said.