Assistant Superintendent of Police Aashish Srivastav said Nirankar Sharma, a resident of Jeetpur colony, went to the roof of his house and accidentally touched a live high tension wire passing over it.
He fell unconscious and was rushed to a nearby private hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
Enraged over the death, the residents of the area protested against the power department, raised slogans and blocked the Delhi-Meerut highway for some time, demanding that the high tension line be shifter elsewhere.
The residents have filed a police complaint alleging negligence on the part of the electricity department, the officer said.
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