Delhi Man Gets Electrocuted On Waterlogged Road in Rohini's Prem Nagar

New Delhi: In another tragic incident of electrocution on waterlogged road, a 50-year-old man was electrocuted outside his house in Delhi’s Rohini area after coming in contact with electricity conducted through a waterlogged road on Thursday evening. The Rohini police confirmed the incident saying that the people present nearby attempted to save the victim, but couldn't save him. The victim was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment, where he was declared dead. 

A senior police official identified the victim as Sanjay, who slipped into the water accumulated outside his house in the Prem Nagar area and got electrocuted. A team rushed to the spot but he was already taken to hospital where doctors declared him dead, they said.

The residents tried to save him but they could not succeed.

According to the residents, this is the second such incident in the past two weeks in Agar Nagar, where a person lost his life due to electrocution during the waterlogging.

They said that they complained about the problem of waterlogging during every monsoon but civic authorities did not take any steps to rectify the problem.

The police said that they have sent the body for the postmortem examination and further probing the matter. 

Further legal action is being taken in the matter.