Two men electrocuted to death in east Delhi on Holi

Two men were electrocuted to death in east Delhi's Mandawali area after they accidently touched a live wire hanging from a broken pipe while hugging each other during Holi, police said on Friday.

The duo, identified as Anal Mehto (30) and Jagan Nath Mehto (40), were residents of Motihari district in Bihar and died on Thursday.

The two men were greeting each other with a hug while standing on the staircase and came in contact with an electric wire hanging from a broken pipe, police said.

"They were rushed to Lal Bahadur Shastri hospital where they were declared brought dead," Jasmeet Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (east) said.

Both Anal and Jagan worked as labourers and stayed as tenants at Ganesh Nagar, he said adding the crime team at the spot found an electric wire hanging in staircase along a pipe.

The post-mortem of the bodies have been conducted while a case has also been registered, the police added.