Three persons died allegedly due to electrocution in different parts of the national Capital.
In the first incident, a 40-year-old North Delhi Power limited (NDPl) worker died under mysterious circumstances in Northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri. His body has been preserved for autopsy.
The incident happened on Friday night. Ram Parvesh Roy, a resident of Wazirpur's JJ Colony, had just reached office to start his night shift, police said.
Roy, who was a contractual employee and worked as a lineman, had cycled to work but as soon as he reached, he collapsed and was rushed to a hospital where he was declared "brought dead", they added.
Police were informed at 10.45 pm by the hospital where he was declared dead.
Police said they are awaiting his post-mortem report to ascertain the cause of his death. They added that there was a burn injury on his toe, which indicates that he might have been electrocuted.
In the second incident, a 23-year-old security guard of Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri, died of electrocution.
The deceased, Partha laskar, was electrocuted while trying to charge his phone from a high-tension electricity box on Friday morning. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared "brought dead". laskar belonged to Tripura and was residing in a nearby slum area.
He was working with a private security agency that had been given a contract by the New Delhi Municipal Council for securing the garden. He was nearing the end of his shift when he decided to charging his phone using one of the electricity boxes. He had been working here for the last three years. Investigation has been launched in the matter.
In the third incident, a 32-year-old man died after being electrocuted in North Delhi's Civil lines. Chatram, a daily wage labourer, died on June 29 while working at a plot on Court Road. A case has been registered and the matter is under investigation.