New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- A 28-year-old private home caregiver died after he allegedly fell into a pit on a road divider and was electrocuted by a street light pole in east Delhi's Surajmal Vihar near Anand Vihar on Wednesday night, police said on Friday. His family, however, has alleged murder, claiming the scene may have been staged to make his death appear accidental.

The victim, identified only as Sandeep, was returning home to Bihari Colony near Shahdara after finishing work at his client's residence in Surajmal Vihar when the incident allegedly occurred. His body was found the next morning on the central verge of Master Somnath Marg, with his lower body trapped in the pit up to his waist, while his face and hands were on the concrete b...