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Father and son electrocuted while irrigating paddy in Telangana
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Farm electrocution deaths are so routine in Telangana that they hardly make news beyond a district page. Yet each one exposes the same neglected question: who pays to fix dangerous rural wiring? The family will now wait for an ex-gratia payment that rarely arrives in time, while the local electricity board blames the farmer for laying the cable himself. Instead of another condolence, ask this: how many of the six acres of paddy fields had been inspected for electrical safety in the past year?
Sources (2): telanganatoday.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
