India, Sept. 26 -- A 35-year-old man was allegedly electrocuted while trying to charge his phone at his rented accommodation in Sikanderpur village (DLF Phase 1), police said on Thursday. According to officials, the incident took place on September 18, though the man's body kept decomposing inside his room and was discovered on Tuesday.

Inspector Rajesh Bagri, station house officer (SHO) of DLF Phase-I police station, said the neighbours began noticing a foul smell coming from his room on Tuesday morning, five days after the incident.

"After receiving reports of a foul stench emanating from his room, a police team was dispatched to the spot and they discovered the body in a decomposed condition," Bagri added.

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