Overview

• On June 7, 15-year-old Ananthu alias Jithu was electrocuted by an unauthorized electric fence set up to trap wild boars near Vazhikkadavu in Nilambur.
• Two classmates, Yadhu Krishnan and Shanu Vijay, were injured in the same incident and are receiving treatment at a local hospital.
• Police have detained Vineesh and Kunjumuhammed on charges of culpable homicide and illegal power tapping from the Kerala State Electricity Board line.
• The Kerala State Electricity Board confirmed that the makeshift trap drew stolen power from its single-phase supply, prompting renewed calls for tougher enforcement.
• The incident has deepened political fault lines between the UDF and LDF as the Nilambur Assembly by-election nears on June 19.