A Delhi Police constable was electrocuted in North West Delhi’s Ashok Vihar area on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Jaipal Deshwal.
“The incident took place around 8pm. The constable was on duty at the Deputy Commissioner of Police office. After finishing his duty he was trying to reach his motorcycle which was parked in a water-clogged area. He removed his shoes and as he was walking a loose wire beneath the water struck him as the electric current passed through his body he died on the spot,” said a police official.
Jaipal was deployed at the Keshavpuram police station and had joined the Delhi Police in 2009. He was an ex-serviceman. The body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital for post mortem.