Tamil Nadu Electrocution

In a tragic incident, three people including a Class 7 student were electrocuted to death when they inadvertently stepped onto an illegal electric fence erected to prevent wild boars from entering into the farmlands.

A male elephant died of electrocution on Saturday at a village near Kothagiri in the Nilgiris district when it accidentally came in contact with an overhead electricity transmission line, authorities said.

Two persons were electrocuted in the district on Monday when a bus brushed against an electric pole, leading to the snapping of a live wire that fell on the vehicle, police said.

Two middle-aged men have been arrested for placing electric fences on their land that led to the death of an elephant inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) here, forest officials said.

A video of the incident has been posted on Twitter by NGO WildLense Eco Foundation.

Three adult elephants were electrocuted when they came into contact with an illegal electric fencing at a farm in Kendenahalli village, Marandahalli, in the district, a senior forest official said on Tuesday.

Two people died and two were injured after a Ganesh Chaturthi chariot came in contact with a power line in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar.

At least 11 people died and 15 others were injured after electrocution during a chariot procession at a temple in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district early this morning, police said.

An elephant, believed to be 30 years old, got electrocuted in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Monday, forest officials said.

A 20-year-old male elephant died of electrocution after coming into contact with an illegal electric fence erected around a paddy field at a village on the city outskirts early Tuesday, forest officials said.

An attempt at clicking a selfie on a train engine turned tragic for a 14-year-old boy who died today of electrocution in Tirunelveli city in southern Tamil Nadu.

A 31-year old woman and a man were found dead in an apparent suicide after being confronted over their extra-marital affair in Tamil Nadu's Erode district, the police said on Monday. They had electrocuted themselves in a field, the police added.

A college student died of electrocution on Saturday after he climbed atop a train in Coimbatore and touched the electric wire above it, police said.

A dog that tried to save his master, who rushed to his cow's aid on seeing it collapse after stepping on a live wire, also died when it tried to save him from being electrocuted near Usilampatti today.

An activist of thePaattali Makkall Katchi or the PMK - a political party in Tamil Nadu - died on Wednesday after climbing on to a train engine in Chennai during a shutdown called by the party against the centre's failure to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).

In a tragic incident, three people including a Class 7 student were electrocuted to death when they inadvertently stepped onto an illegal electric fence erected to prevent wild boars from entering into the farmlands.

A male elephant died of electrocution on Saturday at a village near Kothagiri in the Nilgiris district when it accidentally came in contact with an overhead electricity transmission line, authorities said.

Two persons were electrocuted in the district on Monday when a bus brushed against an electric pole, leading to the snapping of a live wire that fell on the vehicle, police said.

Two middle-aged men have been arrested for placing electric fences on their land that led to the death of an elephant inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) here, forest officials said.

A video of the incident has been posted on Twitter by NGO WildLense Eco Foundation.

Three adult elephants were electrocuted when they came into contact with an illegal electric fencing at a farm in Kendenahalli village, Marandahalli, in the district, a senior forest official said on Tuesday.

Two people died and two were injured after a Ganesh Chaturthi chariot came in contact with a power line in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar.

At least 11 people died and 15 others were injured after electrocution during a chariot procession at a temple in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district early this morning, police said.

An elephant, believed to be 30 years old, got electrocuted in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district of Tamil Nadu on Monday, forest officials said.

A 20-year-old male elephant died of electrocution after coming into contact with an illegal electric fence erected around a paddy field at a village on the city outskirts early Tuesday, forest officials said.

An attempt at clicking a selfie on a train engine turned tragic for a 14-year-old boy who died today of electrocution in Tirunelveli city in southern Tamil Nadu.

A 31-year old woman and a man were found dead in an apparent suicide after being confronted over their extra-marital affair in Tamil Nadu's Erode district, the police said on Monday. They had electrocuted themselves in a field, the police added.

A college student died of electrocution on Saturday after he climbed atop a train in Coimbatore and touched the electric wire above it, police said.

A dog that tried to save his master, who rushed to his cow's aid on seeing it collapse after stepping on a live wire, also died when it tried to save him from being electrocuted near Usilampatti today.

An activist of thePaattali Makkall Katchi or the PMK - a political party in Tamil Nadu - died on Wednesday after climbing on to a train engine in Chennai during a shutdown called by the party against the centre's failure to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB).