On day teacher died of electric shock at New Delhi railway station, teen electrocuted on inundated road

NEW DELHI: On the day a teacher died of electric shock at New Delhi railway station, a 17-year-old boy was also electrocuted on a waterlogged street in southeast Delhi's Taimoor Nagar.

Schoolteacher Sakshi Ahuja had came in contact with naked electric wires at New Delhi railway station.

The deceased, Sohail, lived in Bengaluru and was in Delhi to visit relatives at IG Camp in Taimoor Nagar. According to police, they received a PCR call from a hospital around 5am on June 25 that a boy had been declared dead in the hospital. A team from the local police station reached the spot and met the victim's relative, who informed them that the teenager had been found in an unconscious state with no pulse or blood pressure. "One of the relatives named Jamal saw Sohail lying in water in a street. The water was in contact with live electric wires," an officer said.

More incidents were prevented after the residents informed the electricity department to cut power in the area, police said. The electricity inspector was informed about the electrocution, but the official refused to look into the matter because it was a Sunday, saying an inspection could be carried out only on Monday.

Jamal said that Sohail used to sleep in his house at night, and in the morning went to other relatives' house, where he stayed the entire day. On Sunday, the streets were waterlogged due to heavy overnight rain.

"Like on other days, Sohail woke up early on Sunday morning and left for the relatives' house," said Jamal. "When he reached the waterlogged lane, he was electrocuted and fell unconscious. I was going to my shop a short distance from my house when I saw him lying in the water. I managed to get him out and took him to hospital."

Later, it was discovered that an uninsulated electric wire was lying in the water. Jamal said a dog had similarly died due to electrocution. Sohail, he added, had come to Delhi one month ago and was to return home shortly.

Police have registered a case under the Indian Penal Code's sections 336 (act endangering the life or personal safety of others) and 304A (causing death by negligence).