Three persons were electrocuted while celebrating a birthday party on the rooftop of JD restaurant in South-West Delhi’s Sagarpur area at 9.30 pm on Saturday.
All the three victims are admitted in nearby hospitals, said police officials, adding that one victim is in stable condition, the other two are in critical condition.
According to a senior police official, the victims have been identified as Nitish (23), Rinku (24) and Ankit (22).
Police said there were six people present at Nitish’s birthday party and after cutting the birthday cake, out of joy the three victims opened their beer bottles and started shaking the bottles to spurt the beer out.
“Right then the beer poured on a high tension electric wire hanging loose at the terrace. After the beer fell on the wire, the three victims got electrocuted and got pulled towards the wire,” said the police official.
The other people immediately called police that rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, the restaurant owner escaped.
Police took Rinku and Ankit to Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital while birthday boy Nitish is admitted in Bhagat hospital in Janakpuri D block. Police have registered a case against the hotel owner who is absconding.
“We have registered a case against the restaurant owner. The party was held at the rooftop of his restaurant. He is absconding and we are on the lookout for him. Further investigations in the matter are on,” said the police official.