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Telangana Forest Officer Dies of Electric Shock from Poachers' Trap

Telangana Forest Officer Dies of Electric Shock from Poachers' Trap
Telangana forest guard removes six traps set up by poachers. Seventh leaves him dead · indianexpress.com

A forest officer named Naveen had a dangerous job protecting forests and wild animals.

Some people called poachers sometimes set traps to catch or kill wild animals, which is against the law.

On Tuesday, Naveen got a call warning him about electric wire traps in the forest.

He went out in the afternoon and found and removed at least six traps.

That evening, he went back out to check for more traps.

While walking through the forest around 9 pm, his leg touched a live electric wire.

The shock was so strong that he sadly died.

His fellow workers told the police, who started an investigation.

His body was taken to a hospital for doctors to examine.

This sad event shows how dangerous and important a forest officer's job can be.

Key facts

Victim
B Naveen, 37, forest beat officer
Cause of death
Electric shock from an 11 KV live wire
Alleged trap source
Electrically charged trap reportedly set by a poaching gang
Location
Singaram West beat, Burgampadu mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana
Time of incident
Tuesday night, between 9 pm and 10 pm
Traps removed earlier
At least six traps in Paloncha division
Body sent to
Government hospital at Bhadrachalam for post-mortem
Investigation status
Case registered; police probing who set the trap

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