Three
fans
of
Pawan
Kalyan
were
electrocuted
to
death
and
three
others
were
injured
while
erecting
a
banner,
on
the
occasion
of
the
actor's
birthday
in
Chittoor
district
of
Andhra
Pradesh.
Reportedly,
the
incident
took
place
yesterday
night
(September
1),
when
the
hoarding
came
in
contact
with
a
live
wire.
The
deceased
have
been
identified
as
Somasekhar
(31),
Rajendra
(32)
and
Arunachalam
(28).
As
per
Times
of
India
report,
police
have
stated
that
the
accident
took
place
at
around
8.30
pm,
when
the
iron
railing
of
the
banner
came
in
contact
with
a
live
wire.
As
of
now,
a
case
has
been
registered
under
Section
174
of
the
CrPC
(Code
of
Criminal
Procedure)
for
death
due
to
electrocution.
In
a
statement
released,
Pawan
Kalyan
has
expressed
condolences
to
the
family
and
has
stated
that
he
will
be
supporting
their
families.
His
Jana
Sena
Party
has
announced
a
financial
aid
of
Rs
2
lakh
each
to
the
families
of
the
deceased.
The
producer
of
his
upcoming
project
Vakeel
Saab
has
also
announced
financial
support
of
Rs
2
lakh
each
to
the
families
of
the
3
deceased
fans,
on
behalf
of
the
team.
The
statement
read,
"With
heavy
hearts,
we
express
our
deepest
condolences
to
the
families
of
the
three
fans
who
unfortunately
lost
their
lives.
We
along
with
millions
of
others,
express
our
solidarity
to
their
families
in
this
hour
of
grief.
We
come
forward
to
announce
a
financial
assistance
of
Rs
2
lakh
each
of
the
families
of
the
deceased."
Notably,
the
fans
and
followers
of
Pawan
Kalyan
have
announced
the
cancellation
of
the
birthday
trend
on
Twitter.
Apparently,
the
birthday
hashtag
of
Power
Star
#HBDPawanKalyan
which
was
set
to
create
a
record
today
as
a
tribute
to
the
incredible
actor,
has
been
cancelled
to
pay
homage
to
the
deceased
and
injured
supporters.