Farmer arrested for illegal electric fence that killed three persons

A 52-year-old husbandman was arrested by Veppakuppam constabulary connected Wednesday for erecting amerciable electrical obstruction connected his farmland that killed 3 persons successful Ramanayanikuppam colony adjacent Amirthi Zoological Park successful Vellore a time ago.

Police said the arrested farmer, V. Sankar, from Kuppampattu colony had taken a three-acre farmland connected lease successful neighbouring Ramanayanikuppam colony to cultivate paddy for the season.

Initial enquiry revealed that Sankar had erected amerciable electrical fencing to forestall chaotic animals, particularly chaotic boards, from damaging the crops arsenic the colony is located astatine the foothills of Jawadhu Hills. 

Police said S. Janakiraman, 55, and his 2 sons J. Vikas, 25, and J. Jeeva, 22, went to cheque caller saplings successful their workplace nursery, which is located adjacent to the paddy field, the erstwhile day. As they were checking antithetic works taxon astatine assorted spots successful the nursery, Janakiraman accidentally stepped connected the snapped unrecorded electrical wire. After proceeding Janakiraman’s cry, his 3 sons rushed to the spot but they were besides electrocuted arsenic they stepped connected the aforesaid live-wire.

Police said S. Janakiraman, 55, went to cheque caller saplings successful their workplace nursery, which is located adjacent to the paddy tract the erstwhile day. As they were checking antithetic works taxon astatine assorted spots successful the nursery, Janakiraman accidentally stepped connected the snapped unrecorded electrical wire. After proceeding Janakiraman’s cry, his 3 sons rushed to the spot but they besides stepped connected the aforesaid live-wire.

Janakiraman and his 2 sons died connected the spot portion his different son, J. Lokesh, 23, was severely injured. A lawsuit was registered. Investigation recovered that Sankar had extended the fencing to screen a information of the nursery arsenic it is located adjacent his land.

Police analysed mobile telephone signals of Sankar, who was arrested from his hideout successful the village. Later, helium was lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. Further probe is nether way.