Watch: Villagers save drunk man lying on electric wires in India's Andhra Pradesh
Trending|India news: Villagers acted fast as they switched off the power supply and repeatedly appealed the man to get down. But Venakanna refused, leaving the villagers anxious.
In a peculiar incident, an intoxicated man identified as K. Venkanna climbed an electric pole and lay down on the wires in M Singapura village in Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh in India on Tuesday (Dec 31).
However, the disaster was obviated as the alert villagers immediately turned off the transformer to cut the power supply.
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“Venkanna’s uncanny behaviour”: Villagers acted quickly to save him
According to reports, the man’s mother refused to give Venkanna her social security pension money on Dec 31 when he demanded it to buy liquor for New Year’s celebrations.
The man’s action caused panic among the villagers, whowere worried that he might fall from the electric pole.
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Villagers acted fast as they switched off the power supply and repeatedly appealed to him to get down. But Venakanna refused, leaving the villagers to watch him lying on the wires for a tense period.
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Venkanna descends
Eventually Venakanna decided to come down from the electric poleafter repeated appeals. The police rushed to the spot and arrested him. A case was also registered against the mam. When the police interrogated Venkanna, he repliedsarcastically about asking his mother for money to buy medicine. When she refused, he was outragedand decided to lie down on electric wires as a form of protest, he said.
(With inputs from agencies)