An 80-year-old woman was electrocuted on Saturday after coming into contact with a high-tension wire outside of her home in Mirzapur village in Greater Noida. According to the victim's relatives, Devi was allegedly calling her nephew while leaning out of her house window when her hand came into contact with a live wire. On hearing about the incident that happened on Saturday afternoon, the police immediately arrived on the scene.
According to Sudhir Kumar, station house officer of Rabupura police station, her for postmortem investigation. No legal action has been taken in the matter as of yet.
The incident was recorded on camera by some onlookers and passersby, after which the video went viral. While several viewers reacted to the video, some questioned the decision to record the incident rather than help the victim.
According to Sudhir Kumar, who is in charge of the Rabupura police station, the live wire hangs low and runs adjacent to the house's balcony window. Anguri Devi touched the wire as she entered the balcony.
Before her relatives could save her, she had already been electrocuted and was unresponsive. When she arrived at the hospital, doctors declared her dead. An autopsy has been requested for the body.