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Delhi Station Electrocution: Police, Railways Begin Probes, Woman's Kin Seeks Strict Action

The incident took place on Sunday morning near gate number 1 when Sakshi Ahuja (34), along with her family, was on her way to board a train to Chandigarh.

New Delhi: A day after a woman died of electrocution after accidentally coming in contact with a live wire amid rain at the New Delhi Railway Station complex, the Delhi police and Indian Railways have launched separate probes to investigate the matter.

According to the police, an investigation is underway and suitable action will be taken. The Railways, on the other hand, stated that a committee has been formed to probe the woman's death.

The incident took place on Sunday when 34-year-old Sakshi Ahuja along with her family, was on her way to board a train to Chandigarh.

As per the preliminary inquiry, Ahuja was walking towards the station in the rain when she lost her balance. She grabbed an electricity pole to break her fall and came in contact with some exposed wires which were lying on the spot.

The victim's husband Ankit Ahuja blamed the Indian Railways for the negligence and demanded strict action against those responsible for the lapses.

Ahuja used to live with her family in Preet Vihar and was a teacher at Lovely Public School, Priyadarshani Vihar, Laxmi Nagar.

Delhi Police spokesperson Suman Nalwa said, "We have registered a case and an investigation is being carried out." She added that the site has been examined by forensic teams.

"We have written to the Central Electricity Authority of India to inspect the spot and give us an opinion as to how the incident took place," Nalwa said.

Nalwa further stated that as the incident took place on railway property, the police have sought inputs from the division railway manager to know who was responsible for the maintenance of the mast lights. The Railways have also been requested to audit the electric installations at the railway station so that such an incident would not take place again, Nalwa said.

The police on Sunday said that the incident has prompted authorities to conduct a safety audit of all-electric poles and electricity infrastructure to prevent any such incident in the future.

The Railways is responsible for the maintenance of all electrical installations on its premises, railway officials said.

"We are awaiting a report from the Government Railway Police on the incident. Further action will be taken by the Railways once we get the report," Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said.

"A committee has also been formed to probe the incident and find the cause of the incident. Necessary action will be taken and those found guilty will be taken to task," Kumar said.

"A detailed inquiry will be conducted and the guilty will be punished. A system is also being set in place to ensure the non-occurrence of such incidents in the future," he added.

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