HYDERABAD: A festive occasion turned into a scene of mourning early on Thursday morning as three children, including two brothers, were electrocuted on the rooftop of a house in the Tando Tayyab neighbourhood of Hyderabad’s Old City.

The victims have been identified as 14-year-old Abdul Rehman, son of Kamran, and brothers — 10-year-old Faizan and 12-year-old Naveed — sons of Feroz. The children were residents of the Shahdadpur area in the Sanghar district and had travelled to Hyderabad with their families to attend a wedding.

The accident occurred just hours before they were due to attend a Valima reception. According to a neighbour, the children had been cautioned by their elders to avoid the rooftop, though the exact circumstances of how they came into contact with the live wires remain unclear.

Published in Dawn, April 24th, 2026