Overview
- The constable, attacked by a bee swarm at Srisailam Dam on Wednesday, was taken to Sunnipenta Project Hospital where doctors declared him dead.
- He was identified as Pilli Veeraswamy, a Special Protection Force member assigned to security duty at the site in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district.
- Reports say he collapsed from a suspected cardiac arrest while trying to escape repeated stings, and officials have not released a confirmed medical cause.
- Authorities offered condolences, and Minister B. C. Janardhan Reddy said the government would support the constable’s family.
- In a separate case this week, a bee attack in Uttar Pradesh killed farmer Saheb Singh and injured several villagers, pointing to similar risks for people working in fields.