MADURAI: Two men, who were taking part in a
temple festival at
Athipatti in
Madurai district of
Tamil Nadu, were electrocuted when they came in contact with an illegal electrical line on a fence. The mishap happened when the duo -- identified as G Mathankumar, 23, of Rengapalayam and his friend N Thangaiah, 27 -- went to urinate near the fence around 2.30am.
It is suspected that the organisers of the temple festival had been drawing electricity from a nearby
transformer using an illegal line. It is also suspected that electricity was passing through the fence as the illegal line touched it.
The procession of the deity and the other rituals were over by 10pm on Monday. However, the duo stayed back watching cultural programmes organised as part of the festival.
The Saptur police registered a case and were investigating. Higher police officers also visited the spot.
(Representative image)