A man in his 40's was electrocuted on Wednesday while he was working at a factory in outer north Delhi's Narela area, police said.
The deceased, Shyam Singh, is a resident of Karawal Nagar, they said.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon while the renovation of the factory was underway, Guarav Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer north), said.
Singh, who was hired for the work, was painting an object near a machine and he accidentally touch a live wire, the officer said,
He was taken to the Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra hospital where he was declared brought dead, Sharma said.
Police have registered a case and the matter is being probed.
The factory packages pharmaceutical products among others, police said.
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