A contract worker was electrocuted while working inside Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple, Mylapore on Sunday, July 21.
M. Munnusamy, a resident of Rutherpuram, Mylapore was cleaning the walls near the Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar sannidhi when he came in contact with a live wire and was electrocuted.
He was rushed to the Government Hospital at Royapettah but was declared dead on arrival. The Mylapore police have registered a case.