VIJAYAWADA: A man and his son were electrocuted after they came in contact with a fence erected around a farm at T Gannavaram village under Mylavaram mandal in Krishna district on Saturday evening. The deceased were identified as Onguri Arjuna Rao (50) and his son Ajay (15).
According police, Arjuna Rao and Ajay used to take their buffaloes for grazing in the nearby farms. As they did not return home in the evening, the family members went in search of them and found them dead near the fence.
The scene suggested that they came in contact with the fence when they tried to cross it. They apparently failed to notice that an 11 KV live wire had come in contact with the fence.
“Unaware of the fact that the fence had become a live circuit, they tired to cross it as they would usually do, said sub-inspector G Rambabu.
A case has been registered and further investigation is on. Police are investigating whether the live wire accidentally fell on the fence or the farm owner intentionally did it. As of now, the incident has been registered as accidental deaths but we will alter the sections if anything comes against the farm owner, said the police.
