Kanyakumari, Nov 23 (UNI) Call it as a quirk of fate, two habitual
criminals died of electrocution while attempting steal stray wires
from an electric police at Nagercoil in this southern district of Tamil
Nadu late on Monday night.
Police sources said the incident came to light today, when passers
by noticed two bodies lying near the electric pole.
The dead were identified as John Christopher (33) and his associate
Don Bosco (20).
After stealing electric wires from an unused old house near the Nagercoil
Corporation Office, the duo attempted to cut a long stray wire connected
to an electric pole, using a cutting plier.
Unaware that it was connected to a live wire atop the pole, both of the
suffered severe shock and were electrocuted to death on the spot.
The bodies were sent to Government Medical College Hospital at
Asaripallam for post mortem.
Further investigations are on.
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