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Man steps on live wire, electrocuted at Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram

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CHENNAI: A 20-year-old man was electrocuted when he stepped on a snapped overhead power cable in Kancheepuram on Tuesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Dileep Kumar, a resident of Pallavar Medu. He worked in a shop in Kancheepuram flower market.

The accident happened when he was going to the flower shop where he was working. He accidentally stepped on an electric wire that snapped due to heavy rain and winds. Dileep Kumar, who failed to notice the wire immersed in a pool of water, died on the spot.

The Sivakanchi police recovered the body. The body was handed over to his parents after postmortem.

Following an investigation by the Kancheepuram tahsildar, the Tamil Nadu govt provided 4 lakh as relief to his parents. Minister of handlooms and textiles R Gandhi handed over the cheque to the parents.

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