THANJAVUR: A 35-year-old farmworker was electrocuted when he came in contact with a snapped high tension livewire in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as G Manikandan of Periya Theru in Mathur. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Manikandan was going for work on Thursday morning. While he was walking on a bund, Manikandan came in contact with a snapped livewire and was electrocuted.
On being informed, the Nachiarkoil police reached the spot and sent the body to Government Hospital in Kumbakonam. The police registered a case.