Claim

The two college students were riding a two-wheeler near Bikaner Sweets in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, beneath the LP bridge, when they contacted floodwater electrified by a short circuit from a low-hanging electrical wire and collapsed.

“This is near Bikaner Suits in Nehru, Navi Mumbai, beneath the LP bridge. These two students were riding a two-wheeler. They came into contact with a floodwater, which had been electrified by a short circuit. Because of a low-hanging electrical wire, they collapsed and they lay motionless on the rain.”

Rationale

Multiple independent news reports confirm the core incident as described: on 1 July 2026, two girls riding a scooter through floodwater beneath the LP Bridge near Bikaner Sweets in Nerul, Navi Mumbai, were electrocuted when a suspected short circuit in an electrical wire made the water live, and they collapsed; both survived and were hospitalized. The location, vehicle, mechanism, and outcome all match the claim. The only discrepancy is the victims' description — several outlets (including Republic itself) call them college students, while Mumbai Live describes them as 15-year-old schoolgirls — a minor detail that does not change the substance of the claim.

Evidence

• https://www.republicworld.com/india/two-college-girls-electrocuted-under-nerul-s-lp-bridge-amid-heavy-navi-mumbai-rains-2026-07-01-130821 Reports two college girls electrocuted under Nerul's LP Bridge amid heavy Navi Mumbai rains on 2026-07-01, the day before the broadcast ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-rains-2-college-girls-critical-after-being-electrocuted-in-waterlogged-street-in-nehrul-video Free Press Journal confirms two college girls were electrocuted in a waterlogged street in Nerul while on a two-wheeler and collapsed; rushed to hospital in critical condition ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.mumbailive.com/amp/en/civic/navi-mumbai-two-schoolgirls-electrocuted-in-waterlogged-nerul-area-injured-93408 Mumbai Live confirms the incident occurred beneath the LP Bridge near Bikaner Sweets in Nerul, where a suspected short circuit in an electrical wire electrified accumulated rainwater and the two girls on a scooter collapsed; it describes the victims as 15-year-old schoolgirls, injured but stable ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/navi-mumbai-nmmc-suspends-executive-engineer-after-nerul-flyover-electric-shock-incident-injures-2-students NMMC suspended its Executive Engineer (Electrical) after a preliminary inquiry found prima facie negligence in the Nerul flyover electric shock incident, corroborating the electrical-fault cause ✓ reachable · archived