Two foreign nationals die in 5-star Bengaluru hotel pool

In Karnataka, two foreign nationals, a German and a Slovak, died following suspected electrocution in the swimming pool on the third floor of the Conrad Hotel in Ulsoor, Bengaluru, on Friday evening.The deceased have been identified as Alexander Maximilian Theiss (57), a Lufthansa Airlines crew member, and Juraj Horvat (45), who worked as a project manager with an IT company IBM. Two others sustained injuries while trying to rescue them. A US national  Mathew Desantis, a guest at the hotel, and an Indian pool attendant Rahul Tiwari, were injured while attempting to rescue the duo. Both injured persons were shifted to Manipal Hospital and are undergoing treatment. They are reported to be out of danger.The incident took place on the third floor of the hotel.Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident,DCP East Bengaluru said.
Conrad is a luxury 24-storey five-star hotel, part of the Hilton group. The incident has raised serious questions of negligence on the part of the hotel, where stay costs at least Rs 25,000 per night for a standard room.There has been no comment from the hotel management till now on the incident.

(State Correspondent)