Kochi, June 9 -- A political row has erupted in the bypoll-bound Nilambur assembly constituency in Kerala following a teenager's death by electrocution after coming into contact with an illegal trap set by a person to kill wild boars. While the Congress claimed credit for the arrest of the key accused, the forest minister alleged a "political conspiracy" behind the illegal fence.

According to officials, Ananthu Suresh, a class 10 student, died late Saturday evening after he accidentally touched a live electric wire stolen from an overhead government cable while he was fishing near a stream in Vazhikkadavu panchayat. His two relatives, Shanu and Yadhu, were injured in the incident. An autopsy conducted on Sunday confirmed injuries due to ...