Summary:
The bodies were discovered on June 10.Several wild animals, including elephants, have become victims of electrocution in farmland where high-voltage electric fencing is erected. Madaiah and Praveen were electrocuted in the high-voltage electric fencing of the farm near Anagatti Haadi in HD Kote taluk on June 8. Madaiah accidentally touched the electric fence laid in Marigowda’s farm. The tragedy in HD Kote taluk occurred as the fence was connected to high-voltage electricity, in contravention with rules laid out by the forest department, which allows only solar-powered boundaries. Mysuru: On June 10, police arrested a farm owner and his brother under the Electricity Act, 2003, Section 304 of the IPC for culpable homicide and SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act after a father-son tribal duo was electrocuted in their property..