Victims, Vijayan (52), Sobhan (45), Manu (42), and Jestis (35), were attempting to move an iron ladder when they came into contact with a live wire, resulting in their electrocution. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced the compensation from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund to support the families of the victims. The incident occurred during the annual festival celebrations at the St. Antony’s Church in Inayam Puthenthurai, a coastal village in Kanniyakumari district. The victims were initially taken to the Kulithurai Government Hospital before being shifted to the Asaripallam Government Medical College and Hospital for a post-mortem. The accident happened when they tried to remove anIron ladder from the path on which a ceremonial procession was supposed to take place as part of the festival. Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc. He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources. He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz.
