A 13-year-old boy from Assam was electrocuted from an illegal trap set for wild boars at Pookkoottumpadam near Nilambur on Wednesday. The police on Thursday arrested a man who had taken the land on lease for farming.
Rahmatullah, 13, son of Muthalib Ali from Assam, was found dead near an electric fence in a farmland managed by Unnikrishnan Arayil. The police said the boy was suspected to have come in contact with the illegal power line while playing in the morning.
The police arrested Mr. Unnikrishnan and slapped murder charges on him.
