A 70-year-old retired government employee was electrocuted when he tried to fix the power supply by touching the junction box in front of his house in Anna Nagar on Sunday (March 30, 2025). The Thirumangalam police have filed a case and are investigating. 

A senior officer of Chennai city police said the victim, D. Padmanabhan, a resident of L block, Anna Nagar, had found the water heater in the bathroom dysfunctional. After taking bath, he touched the junction box with wet hands due to which he was electrocuted. 

His family members called a 108 ambulance. The ambulance staff found him lifeless.

The Thirumangalam police, on being alerted, sent the body to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.