# Father and son electrocuted while irrigating paddy in Telangana 2026-08-14T06:24:20+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A man and his son died of electrocution while irrigating their paddy crop in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana. Police identified the victims as K Bapu (45 or 48) and his son K Manoj (23). The bodies were found near a farm well on Friday morning after the two failed to return home Thursday night, according to Telangana Today. The Times of India reports the incident occurred Friday morning at Gagaram village, while Telangana Today says it happened at Kondapet. Both sources say the men touched a live wire while switching on a water motor in a waterlogged field. Kataram Circle Inspector E Nagarjuna Rao said Bapu was diverting water when he came into contact with the wire, and Manoj was electrocuted trying to save him. The family owned six acres of paddy land. A case has been registered and bodies sent for post-mortem. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: electrocution, farmer accident, paddy, police investigation, Telangana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/father-son-electrocuted-while-watering-paddy-in-telangana/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/father-son-electrocuted-while-watering-paddy-in-telangana/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.