New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) A 20-year-old man was electrocuted to death while repairing an LED panel at a Ramlila fair in east Delhi, police said on Monday.

Veeru, a resident of Shahdara, was repairing the panel at the Ramlila organised at the CBD Ground near Karkardooma court in Anand Vihar area on Sunday evening when the accident took place.

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"A police team rushed to the spot soon after getting the information. Veeru was taken to the Hedgewar Hospital where doctors declared him dead," a police official said.

Shwet Goel, a member of the Ramlila committee, said Veeru was working under a vendor which had installed the LED panel there.

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"While doing the work, he accidentally touched another wire due to which he received a shock. He was immediately taken to hospital," Goel said.

A case has been registered.

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