Tusker electrocuted by illegal fence near Coimbatore; two arrested
Kumar in the locality.They rushed to the farm and found that the elephant was electrocuted after coming into contact with a solar electric fence. The farm’s owner and Bakiyaraj (42), a labourer, had connected an AC power source to the fence the previous night.The Department stated that it has been conducting periodic inspection in the locality, jointly with staff from the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited. Such an inspection was carried out during the late night hours last week.
- ▪Kumar in the locality.They rushed to the farm and found that the elephant was electrocuted after coming into contact with a solar electric fence.
- ▪The farm’s owner and Bakiyaraj (42), a labourer, had connected an AC power source to the fence the previous night.The Department stated that it has been conducting periodic inspection in the locality, jointly with staff from the Tamil Nadu
- ▪Such an inspection was carried out during the late night hours last week.
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A male elephant was found dead, after being electrocuted by an illegally powered electric fence, in a farm near Sirumugai in Coimbatore district on Monday (July 27, 2026).Forest Department staff, who were patrolling the Vedar Colony area of Chikkadasampalayam panchayat around 6.30 a.m., were alerted about the carcass of a tusker in a banana field belonging to R. Kumar in the locality.They rushed to the farm and found that the elephant was electrocuted after coming into contact with a solar electric fence. The farm’s owner and Bakiyaraj (42), a labourer, had connected an AC power source to the fence the previous night.The Department stated that it has been conducting periodic inspection in the locality, jointly with staff from the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited.
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