Background: Deaths due to fatal electric injuries are quite common due to extensive use of electricity in home and industries. Hence, every single case of electrocution should be thoroughly investigated. Result: This study was conducted from 2012 to 2016 to study the manner of deaths, seasonal variations, place of occurrence, source of contact, electrical injury, survival period, autopsy findings, and histopathological findings of skin of contact. During this period, a total of 5431 autopsies were carried out. The ratio of electric burn injuries to total burns was 1:6.5 while the ratio of electric burn injuries to total unnatural death was 1:49. Out of this, 88 cases of electrocution were analysed. In this study, majority of the victims were men (86%) aged between 21 and 40 years (63.6%). In 47.7% cases, victims were electrocuted at home. All these cases (100%) were found to be accidental in manner. Most of these cases were in contact with uninsulated source of electric wire. Out of the total cases, 22.7% cases were alive and got treated in hospital before death whereas 77.2% of people were declared brought in dead condition. Histopathological examination of electric contact skin in 67.04% cases showed all features suggestive of electric injury, i.e., infiltration of inflammatory cells, streaming of nuclei, coagulative necrosis, and epithelial separation. Conclusion: Death due to electrocution is a medico-legal case which demands close attention not only to document the true cause of death of the unfortunate victim but also to detect defective condition which should be remedied in order to prevent future electrocution at the same site. Every such death is potentially avoidable, since every such injury is due to either equipment malfunction or victim error.

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Introduction:This study was the retrospective study carried out in the Department of Forensic medicine and Toxicology at a Tertiary Care Centre during the period June 2016 to June 2017. All the cases with alleged history of hanging were included in this study. In the present study 31 to 40 year was the most commonly involved age group followed by 51-60 years and 41-50 years in which male outnumbered the female. Complete hanging was seen in 75% deaths. Nylon rope was the most commonly used material for hanging. Evidence of salivary stains around the angle of mouth was present in 25% of the cases. In 87.5% of cases the ligature mark was present above the level of thyroid cartilage. The most common reason for hanging deaths was the financial problems (75.83%). The incidence of hanging was more common in Married people than unmarried people.

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