Two foreign guests died on Friday evening after a suspected electrocution in the third-floor swimming pool of the Conrad Hotel in Bengaluru's Halasuru (Ulsoor) area, police said on Saturday. Two other people — a guest from the United States and an Indian pool attendant — were injured when they tried to rescue the men and were taken to Manipal Hospital, where officials said both are out of danger.

Source: Mirror Now, Oct 31, 2026

Reports citing the police and The Indian Express identified the deceased as Alexander Maximilian Theiss, 57, a German national and Lufthansa crew member, and Juraj Horvat, 45, a Slovak national who worked as a project manager with IBM. The injured were identified as Mathew Desantis, 41, a US national staying at the hotel, and Rahul Tiwari, 28, a pool attendant and lifeguard employed by the hotel.

Source: The Indian Express report via E Daily Graph, Oct 31, 2026

Police stress that electrocution is suspected, not yet established. The exact sequence of events and the source of any electrical fault have not been determined, and no technical or electrical inspection report has been released. Halasuru police have registered a case and are examining the pool and its electrical installations.

Source: The Indian Post Live, Oct 31, 2026

According to reports, the wife of one of the deceased has filed a complaint alleging negligence by the hotel — an allegation that police say is part of the investigation and has not been proved. The hotel management had not issued a detailed statement by Saturday. A notice on the hotel's website on Saturday morning said the swimming pool would remain closed for maintenance from October 31 to November 30.

Lufthansa confirmed that a crew member died in an accident during a layover in Bengaluru and offered condolences to his family and friends, according to reports. What happens next depends on the police and technical findings: investigators are expected to establish how the pool became hazardous and whether any safety lapses contributed to the deaths.