Two men died from electrocution on Sunday morning in south-west Delhi’s R.K. Puram Sector 1 after a tree, uprooted by rain and strong winds, collapsed onto an overhead power line, the police said. The deceased, Ravinder, 30, and Bharat, 25, who worked at a roadside food kiosk and were natives of Madhubani, Bihar, were sleeping outside the outlet when the incident occurred. A stray dog also died from the electric shock.

The police received a PCR call about the incident around 4.30 a.m. A large tree had fallen due to the storm, snapping a live power line. The current passed through the wet ground on which the two were resting. Fire brigade, BSES, and police teams rushed to the scene and took the victims to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where they were declared dead on arrival, said a senior officer.

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