Medak Farmer Dies of Electrocution While Switching on Motor

Medak: A 42-year-old farmer died of electrocution while attempting to switch on a borewell motor to water his crop at Rangaipally village in Manoharabad mandal of Medak district on Tuesday morning.

The deceased, Lakshman suffered an electric shock while trying to operate the motor starter after the power supply was restored following an outage.

His brother's son found him lying near the borewell and immediately alerted the family members. Police reached the spot after receiving information about the incident.

Lakshman was shifted to the government hospital in Toopran for a postmortem examination.

He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. Police registered a case and are investigating the incident.