On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, a teenager was allegedly electrocuted after he touched an electric fence put up to keep off wild pigs from entering a farm in Eripalayam near Panruti. Two people have been arrested by the police over the incident.
The dead teenager was P. Kalayarasan, 18 of Nelladikuppam near Panruti
According to police, this happened at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Arumugam (43) and Kuppan (40) of Eripalayam had fixed the illegal electric fence to prevent wild boars entering their sugarcane farm. The boy got electrocuted after stepping unto the wire.
In the evening when they found him lifeless in their field, the two disposed him off in an Elenthampattu village casuarina grove which is around half kilometer away from there.
Based on a complaint by Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Pudhupettai police arrested these two men and sent them to custody.
