Man electrocuted, nine others injured in Ranipet
The deceased was a resident of Arumbakkam village
On Tuesday, an agricultural worker named K. Rudhramurthy, 35, was fatally electrocuted along with nine others who were erecting steel poles for a temple festival in Arumbakkam village, according to police reports. The incident occurred when the poles came into contact with a live overhead electric wire. Rudhramurthy, who was married with three children, was identified as the deceased.
Emergency medical services transported him to a government health center in Kalavai, but doctors pronounced him dead upon arrival. The Kalavai police have registered a case and are currently conducting a probe into the unfortunate accident.
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