Day after, railway officials pass buck, BSES mum

Sakshi Ahuja, 34, died of electrocution in a waterlogged lane outside the New Delhi Railway Station on Sunday

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A day after a 34-year-old teacher, Sakshi Ahuja, died of electrocution at the New Delhi railway station, a senior railway official, who is part of a committee constituted by the Indian Railways to probe the incident, said a partially damaged power cable at the site may have led to the tragedy.

The official said Sakshi might have been electrocuted after stepping into a puddle through which current from the damaged cable was running.

Deepak Kumar, CPRO, Northern Railway, said that the inquiry being done by the department will be completed within a week and the report will be submitted to the Divisional Railway Manager (Delhi).

Delhi Police, which is conducting its own probe into the case, on Monday asked the Central Electricity Authority of India to inspect the spot where the victim suffered the fatal shock.

However, BSES Yamuna Power Limited, which supplies electricity to the New Delhi railway station, continues to remain silent over the issue. When reached, the discom did not offer a comment.

Speaking to The Hindu, the victim’s family members said strict action must be taken against those found responsible for the negligence that led to Sakshi’s death. “Today, Sakshi has died. Tomorrow, it could be someone else. Action must be taken against the guilty,” the victim’s husband, Ankit Ahuja, said. “We cannot hold one person responsible for the crime. There are multiple layers at which government operates. The negligence should be identified by looking at the system as a whole,” Mr. Ahuja said.