School teacher electrocuted

• He had trampled an electric trap lying on a cultivated land  

By Shantha Chandrasiri   

A school teacher who trampled an electric trap lying on a cultivated land had been electrocuted.   

The victim K.Vishvanathan (58) was a teacher of Palmerstone Tamil Maha Vidyalaya in Thalawakele and a resident of the area.   

 The victim lying in the vegetable farm was found by his relatives and taken to Lindula Divisional Hospital only to be pronounced dead. Thalawakele Police are conducting further investigations.