A 65-year-old farmer died after being electrocuted while operating an agricultural pumpset starter at Kistampet in Chandurthi mandal, Rajanna-Sircilla district. Police said Lingam collapsed after receiving the shock.
Traffic on the Kalvasrirampur-Sultanabad main road came to a standstill for a while as people including youths, farmers and others participated in the protest in a big way irrespective of political affiliations.
Police, who have launched an investigation into the incident, said the attackers were believed to have carried out a recce for three days before the attack.
