A 40-year-old North Delhi Power Ltd. worker died under dubious circumstances on Friday night after he arrived at his office in Jahangirpuri. His body has been sent for post-mortem to establish the cause of death.
The incident happened around 10 p.m. when Ram Parvesh Roy, resident of Wazirpur’s J.J. Colony, had just reached to start his night shift. “He had cycled to work. He collapsed as soon as he reached and was rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital, where he was declared brought dead,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-West) Milind Mahadeo Dumbere.
The police received the information at 10:45 p.m. from the hospital. “He was a contractual employee and used to work as a lineman with NDPL,” said the officer.
Post-mortem pending
The police said they are waiting for the post-mortem report to ascertain the reason behind the death. “Possibility of electrocution cannot be ruled out because he had a burn on his toe. However, the post-mortem report will establish if it was a natural death or not,” said Mr. Dumbere.
In a separate incident, a security guard at Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri died of electrocution while trying to charge his phone from a high-tension electricity box on Friday morning. Partha Laskar (23), a native of Tripura who was residing in the jhuggis nearby, was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital where he was declared brought dead.
“He used to work with a private security agency hired by the NDMC and was posted at Rose Garden. He was about to end his night shift around 6 a.m. when he decided to charge his phone from one of the electricity boxes and got electrocuted,” said a senior police officer.
It has been learnt that the deceased had come to Delhi three months ago to look for work. A newly-wed, he had come to Delhi right after getting married.
“His body has been preserved at Safdarjung Hospital. The post-mortem will be conducted after his family reaches Delhi. We have begun probe into the matter,” said the officer.
In another incident, electrocution claimed another life in north Delhi’s Civil Lines. A daily wage labourer Chatram (32) died on Wednesday evening while working at plot number 9 on Court Road. The police are investigating the matter.
