Two persons were electrocuted and a minor boy suffered burns after they came in contact with live wire attached to the electric fence at a farm in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada on Monday.
The Bellare police gave the names of deceased as Bharath, 28, resident of Kalmadka village in Sullia taluk, and Ramesh alias Ganesh, 36, from Guruvayanakere in Belthangady taluk.
According to the police, the trio had gone to catch fish in a stream at Holekkere of Kalmadka village. They came in contact with a portion of the live wire of the electric fence at the farm land of Madhusudhan Bhat.
The minor boy managed to step away and rushed to get help from locals. Bharath and Ramesh were taken to a private hospital in Sullia where the doctors declared them dead. The minor boy is undergoing treatment in the hospital.
The Bellare police have registered a case against Madhusudhan Bhat for offence under Section 105 (culpabale homicide not amounting to murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 135 (1)(E) of Electricity Act for illegally laying electric fence.
Published - October 13, 2026 09:23 pm IST