A six‑year‑old boy in Adilabad district was electrocuted after touching an air‑cooler that had become live due to faulty wiring. The child, asleep at the time, died instantly.
A woman from Kota (K) village in Sonala mandal, Adilabad district, has accused a contractor of using substandard materials to build her house under the Indiramma housing scheme and then coercing her family to sign a promissory note for Rs 6.30 lakh.