CHENNAI: Two youths died after coming into contact with an illegal electric fence while hunting hares near Kuppanatham, close to Chengam in Tiruvannamalai district.
According to a Maalaimalar report, the victims, aged 17 and 27, were among four friends who had gone hunting when the tragedy occurred.
Police said the electric fence had been illegally installed by a landowner named Pasha, who has since been arrested.
During interrogation, it was revealed that Pasha allegedly dumped the victims’ bodies into a nearby well after the incident. Investigation is underway.