Bengaluru Man Electrocuted While Saving Pet Macaw

• A Bengaluru man, Arun Kumar, died of electrocution while attempting to rescue his pet macaw.
• Kumar was trying to retrieve his Rs 2.5 lakh pet from an electric pole when he touched a high-tension power line with an iron pipe.
• The incident occurred in Bengaluru's Girinagar area, leading to Kumar's immediate death after a fatal shock.
• Police have registered a case of unnatural death, and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
• The pet macaw, which remained on the pole after the incident, was later successfully rescued.

Why It Matters: This highlights the fatal danger of live wires, even during pet rescues.