A 44-year-old superviser was killed after a streetlight  allegedly fell on him while he was working at a Delhi Metro construction site in Jagatpur area on Tuesday. Police said that the man was employed with one of DMRC's contractors, working on the Majlis Park-Maujpur metro corridor of Phase-4.

The deceased, identified as Dilip Kumar Chowdhary, who was working as a site supervisor. Meanwhile, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), in a statement said, it will inquire into the incident.

According to a senior police official, police received a call at around 12.02 pm from Trauma Centre about the case.

"The incident took place when the man, along with a few others, were conducting a survey for the project when the light mast fell on him. He was rushed to the Trauma Centre near Kashmere Gate, where he was declared brought dead," said the senior police official.

Meanwhile, Monika Bhardwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North district said that an FIR under section 304 A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered and further investigation is underway.

In the statement, the DMRC said Chowdhary passed away today, after a light mast placed on the median of the road near Jagatpur village fell on him.

He was working as a site supervisor and was overseeing the barricade fixing work, as the contractor was cordoning off the site for start of viaduct work. "Prima facie, the light mast seems to have fallen on its own, the DMRC officials said in a statment," adding it will enquire into the matter to ascertain the reasons behind the mishap.