Pramesh S Jain
The Halasuru police have registered a case against the management of Conrad Hotel for alleged negligence following the electrocution deaths of two foreign nationals in the hotel’s swimming pool on October 30.
The case was registered based on a complaint reportedly lodged by one of the Foreign Nationals who died in the incident.
The complaint details the sequence of events leading to the tragedy at the swimming pool on the third floor of the hotel.
According to the complaint,the complainant,Mrs Silvia Hotuatova,47,a foreign national,and her husband,Juraj Horvat,45,had arrived in India on October 20 for a holiday.The couple checked into Conrad Hotel on October 30.
At around 5.15 PM,Horvat went swimming in the hotel’s pool.After hearing a loud noise from near the pool,Silvia went to check on him and found him motionless in the water.
When hotel staff attempted to rescue him,they too sustained injuries.
Another person noticed an electric current in the pool, following which the hotel staff immediately switched off the power supply.
Matthew Phelan,an American national,attempted to rescue the victims and administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).The victims were subsequently shifted to a hospital in an ambulance.
Horvat and Alexander,a German national,died in the incident,while two others sustained injuries.
The complainant sought a detailed investigation and necessary legal action.
The Halasuru police have registered a case under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against hotel management and are investigating.
