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Electrocution death of 15-year-old sparks political slugfest ahead of bypoll in Kerala

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June 09, 2025

The tragic death of a 15-year-old boy by electrocution from an illegal wild boar trap at Vazhikkadavu near Nilambur in Kerala's Malappuram district has triggered a wave of protests and heated allegations during the ongoing campaign for the Nilambur Assembly by-election, scheduled to be held on June 19.

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Ananthu alias Jithu, a Class 10 student, died of electrocution after coming in contact with an illegal electric fence set up to trap wild boars in Vazhikadavu, near Nilambur. Jithu, along with his friends, had gone to a stream after playing football. While navigating through a private property, three of the boys came in contact with a live electric wire reportedly installed by the landowner to kill wild boars. Jithu died on the spot while two others, Yadhu Krishnan and Sachu, suffered inj

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