Woman electrocuted near Srivilliputtur
A 35-year-old woman named V. Thangarani was electrocuted while attempting to remove clothes from a line. The incident occurred when a live wire fell onto a shed connected to the clothes line after a tree uprooted. This marks the third electrocution death in Virudhunagar district in just two days.
- ▪V. Thangarani was a mother of two children.
- ▪The incident happened around 6.30 p.m. on Sunday.
- ▪The live wire fell over a tin-roofed shed connected to the clothes line.
- ▪She was declared dead upon arrival at Watrap Government Hospital.
- ▪Nathampatti police are currently investigating the incident.
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A 35-year-old woman, V. Thangarani of Nallurpatti near here, was electrocuted on Sunday.Police said the woman, a mother of two children, tried to remove the clothes left on the clothes line for drying at around 6.30 p.m.She had not noticed that a tree that had got uprooted had snapped the power line to their house. The live wire had fallen over a tin-roofed shed. Since the clothes line was connected to the shed, electricity had passed through it and electrocuted her.The woman was rushed to Watrap Government Hospital, where she was declared brought dead. Nathampatti police are investigating.This is the third death due to electrocution in Virudhunagar district since Saturday.
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