Two persons, including a minor, were electrocuted after coming into contact with an illegal electric fence on a farm near in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruvannamalai district. The incident occurred while the victims were reportedly hunting rabbits.
The deceased have been identified as Samundi and a 17-year-old boy. They were near a farm owned by one Basha in Kuppantham village when they touched the illegal power fence, resulting in death by electrocution.
In an apparent attempt to conceal the incident, the bodies were dumped into a nearby well on the farm. Chengam Police received a tip-off, rushed to the scene, recovered the bodies, and sent them to the District Government Hospital for postmortem examination.
Basha, the farmland owner, has been detained for questioning as investigations continue into the illegal fencing and the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
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