Farmer steps into poachers’ electric trap, critically injured

A 58-year-old farmer was critically injured after stepping into an electric trap allegedly set up by poachers at his farmland in Annamayya district.

The injured farmer was identified as V. Srinivasulu Reddy a native of Diguvapalli village of Peddamandem mandal in Tamballapalle Assembly Constituency.

According to the Peddamandem police, the incident was reported on Thursday night, when the farmer came in contact with a live trap when on the way for a night vigil at his fields.

With the help of neighbours, the family members immediately shifted him to a private hospital in Madanapalle. Later, he was referred to a corporate hospital in Tirupati, after his condition turned critical.

The police suspect that the poachers set the trap for wild animals such as wild boars and antelopes. The police registered a case and took up further investigation.