Telangana: Toddy tapper found dead on palm tree in Sircilla district

HYDERABAD: In a tragic incident, a toddy tapper Krishnaiah who climbed a tree for tapping toddy, suffered a heart attack and died in Rajanna Sircilla on Wednesday. His body lay hanging from the tree until it was discovered by the locals who brought a JCB and brought it down.
Krishnaiah belonged to Badainapalli village of Thangallapalli mandal.
Earlier in June, a 48-year-old man, N Poornachandar who climbed a palm tree slipped and fell down resulting in his death in Kothakota village in Warangal. Similarly, a 30-year-old toddy tapper fell to his death in Apparajupally in Gudur district. Another toddy tapper, E Thirupathi of Jeelakunta in Odela mandal in Peddapalli slipped to his death in July this year.
In 2016, a toddy tapper suffered a heart attack and was found dead on a palm tree at Hayathnagar in the city.