January 31, 2017
A contract worker was electrocuted at the Indian Air Force (IAF) station here today.
Dinesh, 27, son of Karunanidhi and resident of South Street in Punalkulam village was engaged by a private firm to install the CCTV and Surveillance camera on the IAF Station premises. Dinesh was fixing a metal pipe when it unexpectedly touched the high tension power line passing above his head.
He was electrocuted and died on the spot. Tamil University police have registered a case and are investigating.