Village administrative officer dies in Theni flash flood

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A colony administrative serviceman (VAO), of Peraiyur successful Madurai district, died successful Bodi, Theni district, aft helium was caught successful a flash flood connected Thursday (October 9, 2025). Balamuguran had reportedly gone to Bodi with his friends to instrumentality a bath successful the Oothampaarai river.

The constabulary said that Balamuguran was a autochthonal of Theni district. He had invited a fewer of his colleagues successful Madurai territory to enactment successful a temple festival successful his hometown successful Theni.

Madurai Veeran and the different VAOs, who were identified arsenic Saktivel, Sakkarai, and Muthukalai, went to Oothamparai stream adjacent Bodi for a bath connected Thursday. At astir 4 p.m., a flash flood successful the stream resulted successful chaos and but Madurai Veeran, each others were rescued safely.

The Fire and Rescue Services unit searched for the missing VAO until 8 p.m. However, owed to nightfall, they had to suspend the operation. On Friday (October 10) morning, the unit spotted a assemblage 1 kilometre distant and identified the deceased arsenic Madurai Veeran, the constabulary said.

The Bodi Kurangani constabulary registered a case. The Fire and Sescue Services unit utilized a enactment to transportation the assemblage to a conveyance nearby, and shifted it to a authorities hospital. Further probe is nether way.

Published - October 10, 2025 05:10 p.m. IST

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