40-year-old drunk mason electrocuted in Korutla

HYDERABAD: A 40-year-old mason died after he accidentally came in contact with an electric transformer in an inebriated condition in Korutla in Jagtial district on Sunday afternoon. The deceased Subbba Rayudu was a native of Ongole in Prakasam district of AP. Subba Rayudu along with some relatives landed in Korutla town to eke out a living a few months ago, police said. “Construction contractors brought them to Korutla.After the lockdown, Subba Rayudu and others continued to stay in rented accommodation at Adarsh Nagar in Korutla town,” Korutla police said.
On Sunday, Subba Rayudu consumed alcohol and started misbehaving with people on the road. He started abusing people and even tried hurling stones at them. He suddenly held a road-side electric transformer and got electrocuted on the spot, Jagtial superintendent of police (SP) Ch Sindhu Sharma said. Police registered a case under Section 174 of the CrPC.