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Tribal farmer dies of snake bite in Khammam district

A 24-year-old farmer died of suspected snake bite at Parthasaradhipuram village in Penuballi mandal of Khammam district on Monday night.

The deceased was identified as Kunja Shiva, a tribal farmer of Parthasaradhipuram. Sources said that Shiva had gone to his paddy field to switch off the agriculture pumpset on Monday evening, when he was reportedly bitten by a venomous snake. His body was found lying in the fields near the village on Tuesday morning.

The deceased youth was unmarried and hailed from a poor Adivasi family.

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