In a freak incident, a teenager was electrocuted when he accidentally touched a high-tension wire while recording a video on a rail tanker in the Tondiarpet railway yard.
The police identified the victim as Kavin Siddharth, 19, of Ellaiamman Koil Street in Tiruvottiyur and was a third-year BBA student at a city college. He celebrated his birthday along with his friends and came to the railway yard in VOC Nagar to shoot a video to post on social media. He climbed one of the stationary tankers in the yard and raised his hands. They made contact with the overhead high-tension cable, electrocuting him.
The Government Railway Police, Korukkupet, recovered his body and investigated.
Published - June 19, 2024 12:24 am IST
