M K Afridi, political counsellor at the Pakistan High Commission and believed by Indian intelligence officials to be a senior ISI staffer, died of electrocution at his home in Vasant Vihar, south Delhi, on Sunday night.

His body was taken to Pakistan through the Wagah border after intervention at the highest level.

Pakistan High Commission officials left Delhi at around 3 am on Monday, crossing into Pakistan at around 8 am. No autopsy was conducted, and no foul play is suspected.

Police said Afridi, 47, had gone for a bath after returning from work on Sunday night. Judging by the way his body was found, it appears he was blow-drying his hair when the electric dryer short-circuited, officers said.

Afridi’s wife found him in the bathroom with his hands charred, holding the dryer. She disconnected the machine and immediately rang a mission official, who rushed Afridi to Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj. He was declared dead by doctors at the hospital at 10 pm.

“Fortis officials called the PCR and informed them about the incident. A police team was rushed to the hospital. Afridi’s wife and other mission officials told us they had no reason to suspect foul play, following which the body was released,” a senior police officer at Vasant Vihar police station said.

Afridi’s landlord, Subhash Chandra Rastogi, said over the phone that he had rented the premises out to the Pakistan High Commission. “Afridi and his family had been staying there for the past two and a half years. He was a very decent man,” Rastogi said.