New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- A 28-year-old man died of electrocution after allegedly coming in contact with an electric streetlight pole on a road divider in Delhi's Anand Vihar area, police said.

The deceased, identified as Sandeep, was a resident of Bihari Colony in Shahdara. He was working in medical nursing care at Suraj Mal Vihar, Delhi.

Sandeep was returning home after finishing his work at around 8 pm on the night of August 26-27 when he allegedly suffered an electric shock from a streetlight pole on the divider of Somnath Marg, under the jurisdiction of Anand Vihar Police Station.

According to Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Rajendra Prasad Meena, the man was found unconscious near the pole at around 7 am. Upon reaching t...