Delhi: 17-year-old dies of electrocution, second in a week
Police officers who responded to the incident confirmed that waterlogging following the recent rainfall had led to the electrocution of the teenager, reportedly.
A teenager was electrocuted on a waterlogged street in Delhi. This comes close on the heels of the death of a teacher at the New Delhi railway station.
The 17-year-old’s death was reported at Taimoor Nagar in Delhi. News agency ANI reported that police officers who responded to the incident confirmed that waterlogging following the recent rainfall had led to the electrocution of the teenager.
On June 25, Sakshi Ahuja, a 35-year-old teacher based out of Delhi died by electrocution at New Delhi railway station. Ahuja allegedly grabbed electric wires to avoid slipping in the rain and got electrocuted. The 35-year-old was on her way to Chandigarh with her family for a vacation.
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