New Delhi: A woman died of electrocution in Delhi after accidentally coming in contact with an electric pole with live wires, amid rain. The incident took place near exit gate number 1 at the New Delhi Railway Station complex on Sunday morning, according to Police.
The victim, Sakshi Ahuja was going to board a train to Chandigarh along with her sister.
As per a preliminary inquiry, it is reported to be raining at the time of the incident. The victim, while walking towards the station, lost her balance and grabbed an electricity pole with some exposed wires to break her fall.
A police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Gaikwad reached the spot and rushed Ahuja to the Lady Hardinge Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead, said Apoorva Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways).
The body was shifted to a mortuary. After this, the victim’s sister, Madhvi Chopra, gave a complaint alleging negligence on the part of the authorities concerned, she said.
A case under Sections 287 (negligent conduct with respect to machinery) and 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code was registered against unidentified persons and an investigation has been initiated, Gupta added.
“Crime team and experts from the Forensic Science Laboratory, Rohini, inspected the spot,” the DCP added.
With inputs from PTI