Man electrocuted, grandfather drowns

September 18, 2020 12:06 am | Updated 12:06 am IST - CHENNAI

A 21-year-old youth was electrocuted and fell into a well when he tried to repair a motor in his farm in Uthukottai on Wednesday evening. His grandfather, who jumped into the well to save him, drowned.

According to the police, Rose, 72, and his grandson Vignesh, 21, from Senjiagaram in Uthukottai had gone to the farm on Wednesday afternoon.

When Vignesh tried to repair a motor in the farm well, he was electrocuted and fell into the water. Seeing this, Rose jumped into the well and tried to save him but drowned.

When Vignesh’s father returned home in the evening, he found the two missing and lodged a police complaint.

Their bodies were found in the well on Wednesday night. Further investigation is on.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.