Two booked over a death due to electric shock of Zatka machine in farm

Junagadh: Two brothers were booked by police for the accidental death of a youth due to the electric shock of the Zatka machine on their farm.

Accused Bhanji Lakha Dangodara and Shanti Lakha Dangodara are two brothers who own a farm in Juna Ugla village of Gir Gadhda taluka. They had installed a Zatka machine in their farm that passed electric current in the wired fancing of the farm to prevent damage to their crops from vermins such as pigs, nilgais, and bluebulls.

Victim Kanubhai Solanki was working on a nearby farm when a fox hunted his hen on the farm. In order to rescue his hen, Kanubhai chased a fox and entered Bhanjibhai Dangodara’s farm. He suffered from electric shock as soon as he touched the wired fencing connected to the electric Zatka machine. Kanubhai died on the spot.

Gir Gadhda police have booked farm owners Bhanji and Shanti Dangodara. According to DySP MF Chaudhary, the police teams, power distribution company PGVCL’s teams, and forest department’s teams will jointly conduct an operation against Zatka machines. DeshGujarat