ELECTRICUTED WHILE WORKING ON LAPTOP

May 24 2016 : The Times of India (Delhi)
23-YEAR-OLD ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON LAPTOP

Pankhuri Yadav

New Delhi:

Victim Had Plugged In Charger Minutes Before His Death

In a suspected case of electrocution, a manager of a private firm died while working on his laptop in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri on Sunday afternoon.

According to his family members, Brijesh Singh (23) was checking mails on the laptop, which was connected to a charger. They claimed Singh had plugged in the charger minutes before he was electrocuted in his house.

Singh's family informed the police who have now roped in forensic experts to ascertain the exact cause of his death. The postmortem report is awaited.

The cops are also consulting doctors to find out if Singh had a cardiac arrest as a result of an electric shock. An inquest proceedings has been initiated under Section 174 of CrPC (unnatural death).

Citing experts' opinion, the police said that electrocution could happen if the house did not have a proper “earthing“ or ground connection. The laptop has been seized and sent for a forensic examination. The cops are getting in touch with the manufacturer as well.

Singh, who got married three months ago, lived with his wife and parents in Govindpuri's RJ block. His parents had gone to a relative's house when the incident took place.

After having lunch, Singh had plugged in his earphones and was mailing a document to one of his colleagues, his wife said.

He worked in a Faridabadbased company . “We had plans for the weekend and he told me that he would discuss them after finishing his work. Suddenly , I saw him lying unconscious. Nobody else was in the house, so I screamed for help,“ said Singh's wife.

A few neighbours rushed to Singh's house as soon as they heard the noise. “I, along with three other women, reached there and found him (Singh) lying unconscious. At first, we thought that he had fainted, so we started pouring water into his mouth. There was movement and his body grew cold,“ said Savitri, Singh's neighbour.

Initially, Singh was admitted to Majeedia Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. The body was later sent to AIIMS for postmortem.