Two farmers electrocuted in Madanapalle

Two farmers were allegedly electrocuted successful abstracted incidents wrong a span of 24 hours successful Madanapalle part of Annamayya district, triggering nationalist outrage implicit the Power Department’s gross negligence.

According to reports, 1 Chandrasekhar was electrocuted connected Saturday (December 20, 2025) aft accidentally coming into interaction with a unrecorded cablegram that was hanging dangerously adjacent to the crushed astatine Enamalavaripalle successful Madanapalle mandal. Farmers alleged that the fatality occurred owed to poorly maintained powerfulness lines and the nonaccomplishment of the Power Department to behaviour regular inspections.

In the 2nd incident, Srinivasulu, a young husbandman from Diguvapalli colony nether Musturu panchayat of Nimmanapalle mandal of Madanapalle division, was electrocuted portion harvesting coconuts. He was reportedly atop a coconut histrion erstwhile helium came successful interaction with a low-hanging unrecorded wire.

The villagers accused the Transco officials of gross negligence successful monitoring powerfulness lines passing done cultivation fields. Locals said that respective deaths had occurred successful the Madanapalle constituency implicit the past twelvemonth owed to electrocution, including incidents involving amerciable electrical traps laid for wildlife.