Minerals (Development and Regulation Act, 1957). He further submitted that the complaint given by the said Baskaran further reveals that the deceased who were escaped from the mining spot have not returned home and they have been lying dead in the agricultural field of one Kannayiram. He further submitted that after registering a case, investigation has been taken over by Deputy Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar, as per the orders issued by the Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar. During investigation, inquest has been done and the deadbodies were sent for post mortem. The investigation reveals that the owner of the agricultural field in Appainaickenpatti is one Kannayiram. He and his son Udayakumar had fenced their agricultural field with wire fences so as to protect the agricultural field from the outsiders and animals. They gave a high voltage electric connection to the said wire fencing and when the police party chased the persons who were indulged in mining sand, the deceased persons escaped from the river bed and ran into the agricultural field of the said Kannayiram without noticing the wire fencing and has been electrified and contacted the said wire fencing and died due to electrocution.
