In a tragic incident, a 35-year-old man riding his bike to the field died after the vehicle came into contact with a high-tension wire in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Tuesday.
A video of the incident has surfaced on social media, showing the man and the bike in flames.
According to reports, the incident occurred in Vennalabailu village of Shambunigudem panchayat, within Gundala mandal in Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
The victim has been identified as Parsika Raju (35), who came into contact with high-tension wires whilst on his way to his agricultural field.
According to local reports, the bike caught fire and the man was burnt to death at the scene.
According to police, the victim is survived by his wife and two children.
On Monday, a 20-year-old man and a 62-year-old farmer died of electrocution in separate incidents in Khammam.
B Narender (20), a resident of Bhattupalli village under Karakagudem mandal in Kothagudem district, suffered an electric shock whilst connecting an irrigation pump set to an 11 kV distribution line.
Vadde Bhaskar Rao from Pandillapalli in Chintakani mandal in Khammam district died of electrocution whilst he was working in his farm field.
