Waterlogging, loose wire leads to electrocution of 26-year-old in Patel Nagar

The deceased was identified as Nilesh Rai, an aspirant for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), who died just 50 metres from his paying guest accommodation. The incident took place around 2.40pm on Monday and an FIR was lodged, police said.

Deputy commissioner of police (central) Harsha Vardhan said, “We received a call about the electrocution at 2.43pm. A person was found stuck to an iron gate near the Patel Nagar Metro station due to an electric current in the gate. There was waterlogging on the road. The victim was taken to RML hospital, where he was declared dead.”

Rai is survived by his two sisters and parents, who live in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. His father Narender Rai is an advocate and his mother Neelam Rai is a primary school teacher. Rai completed his engineering from Bengaluru, but later decided to become an IAS officer.