A 56-year-old farmer died after being engulfed in flames whereas trying to regulate a hearth that unfold from burning maize stubble to his standing paddy crop in Kanakapur village of Nirmal district. Police mentioned the incident occurred on Tuesday
Printed Date – 13 Could 2026, 04:44 PM
Nirmal: Tragedy struck a farmer who tried to burn maize stubble in his farm however was engulfed in flames and charred to loss of life in Kanakapur village on Tuesday. In a tragic flip of occasions, after the farmer, Manda Ganganna (56), set fireplace to the maize stubble, the flames unfold to the standing paddy crop and he was charred to loss of life.
Police mentioned Manda Ganganna (56) tried to douse the flames that engulfed his standing paddy crop. He had additionally known as his nephew Janardhan over the telephone to assist extinguish the fireplace after the paddy crop caught fireplace. Janardhan rushed to the sector, however in useless. Ganganna was unintentionally charred to loss of life whereas trying to regulate the fireplace earlier than Janardhan may attain the farm.