TRAGIC! 24-Yr-Old Techie Electrocuted To Death While Running On Treadmill In Delhi Gym; 'This Is Murder', Says Family

Delhi News: In a highly unfortunate incident, a 24-year-old man tragically died after electrocution on a treadmill at a gym in north Delhi's Rohini area on Tuesday.

The deceased is identified as Saksham Pruthi, a resident of Rohini Sector 19. He had completed a BTech degree and was employed at a Gurugram-based firm, said reports.

The incident took place on Tuesday morning at 7:30 am in the Gymplex Fitness Zone in Sector 15, where the deceased collapsed while exercising on the treadmill.

During the postmortem examination, electrocution was confirmed as the cause of death.

A case has been registered under sections relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and negligent conduct with respect to machinery. The police have arrested gym manager Anubhav Duggal.

Reports say several gym goers had complained to the owner for the past several months about the treadmill emitting current but he paid no heed to it.

"If I knew about the faulty treadmill I would have never asked him to go to the gym. This is sheer neglience by the gym owner. They snatched my young child from me. This nothing but murder. I deman justice. The owner should be jailed," said his inconsolable mother.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.