An 80-year-old ornamental fish breeder who had dragged live wires to protect his pond of fish was electrocuted by coming into contact with the same wire in Aralaganwila this morning, the police said.
The victim who is the proprietor of this business has been identified as Weerakoon Mudiyanselage Kulathilaka Galtalawa, Aralaganwila. The body is lying at the Polonnaruwa Hospital Morgue.