Electric trap for fishing kills man in Telangana’s Peddapalli

A 48-year-old man, Mekala Ravi, was electrocuted while fishing with an electric trap at a rivulet in Gopalraopet, Dharmaram mandal, Peddapalli. Police registered a case and launched an investigation into the accidental death

Peddapalli: An electric trap set up for fishing claimed the life of a man at Gopalraopet in Dharmaram mandal. The victim, identified as Mekala Ravi (48), was electrocuted after accidentally coming into contact with a live wire.

According to villagers, Ravi had gone to a local rivulet for fishing on Sunday night and was found dead on the riverbank the following morning. Police, who visited the spot, registered a case and launched an investigation.

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