Farmer electrocuted while repairing electric motor in Asifabad

Tiryani Sub-Inspector Ch Ramesh said the farmer Kotnaka Dev Rao (40), a resident of Kannepalli village, was killed on the spot when he suffered an electric shock while repairing the motor meant for lifting water from a well at his residence.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A farmer was electrocuted when he was repairing an electric motor at Kannepalli village in Tiryani mandal on Friday.

Tiryani Sub-Inspector Ch Ramesh said the farmer Kotnaka Dev Rao (40), a resident of Kannepalli village, was killed on the spot when he suffered an electric shock while repairing the motor meant for lifting water from a well at his residence.

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The police shifted the body to Bellampalli government hospital for autopsy.

Rao is survived by his wife and two children.