Man electrocuted during temple festival in Salem

A 30-year-old antheral was electrocuted during a section temple festival connected Friday (April 10). The deceased was identified arsenic Kalaiselvan from Vavval Thoppur adjacent Mecheri. The incidental occurred aft an overhead electrical cablegram came into interaction with a Mariamman idol placed connected a tractor during a procession successful the evening. Four radical jumped from the tractor connected noticing this, but Kalaiselvan suffered electrical daze and fainted. The residents took him to a infirmary but helium died connected the way. The Mecheri constabulary registered a case. Kalaiselvan is survived by a woman and a two-year-old son.

Published - April 11, 2026 06:46 p.m. IST