Compiled by RAHIMY RAHIM, C.ARUNO and R.ARAVINTAN
A teenager in Tamil Nadu, India, was killed after being electrocuted while preparing for a Kabadi competition,
Makkal Osai reported that the 14-year-old boy was one of the Kabadi players from his school who, along with teachers and fellow students, was helping prepare their grounds for an upcoming competition.
To the shock of the teachers and other students, the boy suddenly suffered spasms and fell.
They then realised he had accidentally stepped on an exposed live cable and was electrocuted.
They tried to resuscitate him but he passed away.
Authorities in Virudhunagar are investigating the incident.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
