Came to tie rakhi, newly wed woman, brother electrocuted
A newly wedded sister, who came home to celebrate Teej and Raksha Bandhan with her brother, met with a cruel fate as both of them died of electrocution while their father is currently undergoing treatment.
According to the police, the incident took place around 10 pm on Wednesday when Vivek, who was going upstairs in his home, came in contact with an iron gate that had become electrified due to faulty wiring. His screams alerted their father, Kalicharan, who rushed to help but was also electrocuted upon touching the same gate.
Anju (28), who was inside the house, heard the commotion and ran to help her father and brother, but she too was fatally electrocuted, an official said. Anju was married just three months ago and her brother Vivek (26) worked as a security guard and had a two-year-old son.
“It was her first Teej and Raksha Bandhan after marriage,” said Giriraj, Kalicharan’s elder brother.
“She came to her parental home in Begumpur from her husband’s house in Pul Prahladpur, and planned to stay till Raksha Bandhan on August 9. Who would’ve thought this festival of bonds would snatch away a daughter and a son in one night?” he said.
Giriraj said her family had married Anju off only three months ago. “She was excited to celebrate the festival with her brother. But destiny had other plans. To save him, she gave up her own life.”
Vivek, family’s sole breadwinner, worked as a school guard and helped his father with welding jobs to support the household.
“Kalicharan has now returned home, but what is left for him?” Giriraj said. “He lost both his children in a flash. His wife is unwell, and Vivek’s wife and young son have no support now. Our family has been destroyed by a single moment of carelessness — this one tragedy ruined all our lives,” he said.
The police received a PCR call at 10.56 pm from Abhishek, a neighbour, who pleaded, “Yahan light katwa do, teen aadmi chipke huye hain” (Please disconnect the power, three people are being electrocuted).
A team from the Begumpur police station was rushed to the scene, but by the time they arrived, people had already taken the victims to Agrasen Hospital in Rohini.
Doctors at the hospital declared Anju and Vivek dead, while Kalicharan was admitted in critical condition and was discharged the next day.
Teams from police and the North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) have inspected the house to determine what caused the electrocution.
Preliminary investigations revealed open electrical wiring around the staircase area of the house, which had been wrapped around an iron grill.
“The house is built on a 50 sq yard plot and had extremely unsafe and exposed electrical connections,” the officer said.
The bodies were sent to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Delhi