The electric pole also caught fire. Nadeem was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

In another rain related incident, seven shops were gutted in a fire in INA market in south Delhi due to a short circuit around 4.45 p.m. No one was injured in the accident.

Furthermore, in a separate incident three people suffered injuries when a wall collapsed due to the heavy downpour in Sangam Vihar.

Since Monday evening, Delhi has received a record 126 mm of rain causing endless traffic snarls and water logging.