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Updated: May 14, 2019 04:47 IST

A 31-year-old Tibetan man, working as a receptionist at a guest house in north Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila, died of electrocution after he came in contact with the live wire of his room’s air cooler Saturday, the police said.

The man, identified as Dolkar Kyi, had been working in the guest house for the past two years and lived in one of the rooms. A case of death by negligence was registered under Section 304A of the IPC at the Timarpur police station against the guest house management.

Deputy commissioner of police (north) Nupur Prasad said the incident was brought to their notice around 2pm on Saturday, after someone from the guest house reported that he had found a staffer’s body there. A team reached the guest house and found the staffer unconscious on the floor and some live electric wires dangling out of an air cooler, she said.

“The man was rushed to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. We have registered a case and are investigating it. The CCTV camera footage from the guest house was also examined. The footage confirms that nobody went towards Kyi’s room after him. It’s a case of electrocution and no foul play is suspected,” Prasad added.

The police said they questioned the guest house staff and learnt that Kyi’s duty was at the reception desk from 10pm on Friday till 7am on Saturday.

“Prima facie, it appears that Kyi was refilling water in his room’s air cooler when he came in contact with its live wires and got electrocuted. There is no eyewitness to the incident,” a police officer associated with the case said.