A 33-year-old man was found dead in a paddy field at Thathanappully, Kulukkallur, here on Monday (August 10, 2026) allegedly after being electrocuted by a live-wire trap set to catch wild boars. The deceased was identified as Ravi Prasad.

Mr. Prasad had parked his bike by the roadside after it developed a mechanical problem on Sunday night and was walking home along a footpath across an agricultural field when he got electrocuted.

The landowner, Manoj, found him lying dead in the field on Monday morning and informed the police. The police took Manoj into custody and said a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder would be registered against him.

Published - August 10, 2026 08:03 pm IST