December 25, 2016 11:44 pm | Updated 11:44 pm IST
MADURAI: A seven-year-old boy, son of a farmer, was electrocuted to death in Manapacheri village near Melur here on Sunday afternoon.
Police sources said the victim, M. Yuvaraj, studying Class 2 in a local private school, had gone to bathe in an irrigation pump in the village. Yuvaraj was electrocuted when he came in contact with a metal pipe, which was conducting electricity, and water, resulting in his death on the spot.
Kottampatti police have registered a case in this regard.
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