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A 30-year-old tribal man, who belongs to Narikuravar community, was electrocuted aft helium stepped connected to an amerciable unrecorded electrical obstruction erected to forestall chaotic boars from entering the farmland successful Uriyampakkam colony adjacent Arakkonam municipality successful Ranipet connected Wednesday.
In this connection, the constabulary said husbandman and landowner S. Chandrappan, 48, has been arrested. The deceased tribal was identified arsenic G. Venkatesan, a tribal from Thanigaipolur colony adjacent Arakkonam town.
Initial enquiry revealed that Venketasan was surviving with his parents and relatives successful Narikuravar colony successful the colony for galore years. He was joined a period ago. Police said on with 2 boys successful the village, Venkatesan reportedly ventured into reserve forests done a farmland, owned by Chandrappan, successful the neighbouring Uriyampakkam colony to hunt animals similar rabbits and spotted deer.
Police said that arsenic the trio went done the farmland, Venketasan accidentally stepped onto the amerciable electrical fencing. He was electrocuted. Two boys rushed to their location and told their parents, who informed Arakkonam Taluk constabulary astir the incident.
The assemblage was sent to Government Taluk Hospital successful Arakkonam. A lawsuit was registered. Investigations revealed that the husbandman Chandrappan had cultivated paddy successful his farmland.
Police said that Chandrappan had reportedly erected amerciable electrical fencing astir the farmland to forestall chaotic animals from damaging crops during night.
Police arrested husbandman Chandrappan and lodged him astatine the sub-jail successful Arakkonam. A probe is nether way.
