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Trivandrum: Unidentified man run over by train

The headless body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found on the railway track near Subrahmanya temple at Chackai here on Thursday.

Published: 11th May 2018 04:49 AM  |   Last Updated: 11th May 2018 04:49 AM   |  A+A A-

By Express News Service

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The headless body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found on the railway track near Subrahmanya temple at Chackai here on Thursday.

The body was spotted around 10 am and the police suspect it to be a case of suicide. Primary inference is that the man, in the 50-60 age bracket, was run over by a train between 8.30 am and 10 am. A portion of the body and legs were discovered on either side of the track.

The severed head was found in a pit some distance from the body.

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