{
  "id": 7610188,
  "title": "Man electrocuted, nine others injured in Ranipet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/man-electrocuted-nine-others-injured-in-ranipet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T19:01:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/man-electrocuted-nine-others-injured-in-ranipet/article71468263.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The deceased was a resident of Arumbakkam village",
  "key_points": [
    "Agricultural worker K. Rudhramurthy, 35, electrocuted in Ranipet",
    "Nine others injured while erecting steel poles for temple festival",
    "Incident caused by poles contacting live overhead electric wire"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}