Delhi Lady Dies In Freak Electrocution At Railway Station Amid Rain

Delhi Lady Dies In Freak Electrocution At Railway Station Amid Rain [ad_1]

Sakshi Ahuja, a resident of Preet Vihar in East Delhi, reached the railway station round 5:30 am.

New Delhi:

A lady as we speak died on the New Delhi railway station after getting electrocuted amid waterlogging as a consequence of incessant rains within the nationwide capital since final night time.

Sakshi Ahuja, a resident of Preet Vihar in East Delhi, reached the railway station round 5:30 within the morning together with two ladies and three kids. She held on to an electrical pole to keep away from puddles when she suffered an enormous jolt of energy, inflicting her loss of life. 

Onlookers rushed her to a hospital in an try to save lots of her life, however she died throughout remedy, police mentioned.

The accident occurred close to exit quantity one of many New Delhi railway station, police mentioned in an announcement, including that they discovered the girl unconscious on reaching the spot.

"Instantly, they, together with injured Sakshi Ahuja' sister Madhvi Chopta, took her to LHMC (Girl Hardinge Medical Faculty) hospital the place physician declared her introduced lifeless," the police mentioned.

The sufferer's sister, Madhvi Chopra, then filed a grievance alleging negligence by involved authorities, based mostly on which a case was filed, they added.

Visuals confirmed bare electrical wires on the backside of the pole, which is suspected to have induced the freak accident. 

Railways and the police are probing the incident. A case has been registered, and the police are investigating who's chargeable for the negligence.

"5 cm most rainfall was recorded in Delhi as we speak, and rain will proceed for the subsequent two days," Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director Common, India Meteorological Division, mentioned.

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