Hours before his daughter’s wedding, a 58-year-old man was electrocuted while working at his house in Kollanthoppu near Regunathapuram in the district on Friday.
Police said P. Karuppaiah was erecting a palm-leaf fence around his residence using a binding wire in the morning. His hand came into contact with electrical leakage from a nearby meter box and he was thrown backward in the impact.
Family members and neighbours took him to Regunathapuram Government Primary Health Centre, where the duty doctor examined him and declared him ‘brought dead’. Thiruppullani police have registered a case.
In another incident, a 55-year-old man from Madurai who travelled to Rameswaram to perform ancestral rites drowned in a swimming pool at a beach resort on Friday. He was identified as V. Soundrapandian, a resident of Vadapalanji in Madurai.
According to police, Soundrapandian travelled from Madurai to Rameswaram earlier in the day along with his family and relatives to perform rituals in memory of his grandmother. After completing the religious ceremony around noon, the group visited Adhiyaman Beach within Uchipuli police station limits.
Soundrapandian entered the resort’s swimming pool. He experienced breathlessness and drowned in the pool. He was pulled him out and taken to Uchipuli Government Hospital. He was declared brought dead. Uchipuli police have registered a case.
Published – September 12, 2026 06:40 pm IST
