A 29-year-old kabaddi player died after getting caught in an electric fence set up illegally in a coconut grove near Thiruppachethi. Police arrested the owner of the grove in connection with this.
Police said the victim, R. Muthusangu, 29, a resident of Thiruppachethi in Sivaganga district, was a kabaddi player and worked as a daily wage labourer. On Sunday morning, he went to a nearby coconut grove to answer nature’s call.
At that time, he stepped on an illegal electric fence that had been set up to prevent wild boar from entering the field. He was electrocuted and died on the spot.
The owner of the grove, Dinakaran, who went to the farm in the morning, saw Muthusangu lying dead and informed the Thiruppachethi police.
The police retrieved the body and sent it to the Sivaganga Government Hospital.
Following a complaint filed by Muthusangu’s father Rakkappan, the Thiruppachethi police registered a case and arrested Dinakaran.
Published – August 23, 2026 07:55 pm IST
