CHENNAI: An elderly couple died of electrocution after getting entangled in an electric fence that was set up along the field that the couple owned near Kancheepuram on Sunday. Sources said the couple used to regularly visit the field to check for damage caused by wild boar and managed the land independently. On Saturday evening, the couple went to the field as part of their routine to monitor the land, but did not return home. Based on the complaint, police traced the couple to their banana grove, where they were found dead, entangled in an electric fence. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the fence may have been set up illegally by drawing power from a nearby three-phase pump set connection, to ward off wild boars.

Source: Indian Express March 30, 2026 02:09 UTC