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    Man electrocuted in Padappai while fixing flag poles for wedding event

    Venkatesan was erecting flag posts on both sides of the street for a wedding ceremony to be held in Serpananchery on the Walajabad-Vandalur Road.

    Man electrocuted in Padappai while fixing flag poles for wedding event
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    CHENNAI: A 44-year-old man was electrocuted while erecting flag poles in Padappai on Thursday. Venkatesan of Vivekananda Nagar owns a shop in Padappai, which rents out tents, chairs and sound systems for functions.

    Venkatesan was erecting flag posts on both sides of the street for a wedding ceremony to be held in Serpananchery on the Walajabad-Vandalur Road.

    While erecting the poles he came in contact with the overhead electric cable. Onlookers rushed him to a private hospital in Tambaram from where he was referred to the Chromepet GH but Venkatesan was declared dead. Manimangalam police are investigating.

    DTNEXT Bureau
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