Body of an unidentified woman found near rail track

Ludhiana: Panic gripped Ladhowal railway station after Government Railway Police (Ludhiana) found an unidentified body of an old man lying along a railway track near the city railway station late on Sunday. The deceased seems to be in her sixties as police are yet to disclose the identity.
Rattan Lal, assistant sub-inspector at GRP said the cleanliness staff of the Railways noticed the body of an old man lying unconscious near a rail track passing through Ladhowal railway bride in the evening hours of Sunday. Following this, they informed the health team of the Railways. It reached there and declared her dead during initial check up.
“Following this, the railway staff conveyed the message to the control room of Government Railway Police and a police party under my supervision reached the spot and initiated the legal proceedings in this regard.”
In the initial stage of the investigations, the police get to know that “it was a case of natural death as no injury marks were reported on the body of the deceased”. Police suspect that the deceased might have faced cardiac arrest and died on the spot.”
“The body has been sent to the civil hospital for a post-mortem examination. The police while investigating the matter disclosed that it was still to find the reason behind this. Besides, no one has so far come to claim the body, which was lying in the civil hospital for the next 72 hours for further identification.
“Police has initiated the investigation under Section 174 of the Railway Act for further investigations in the case. It did not recover any document from the possession of the deceased at the time to inquiry,” the cops further said..
On the other hand, the higher-ups of the Government Railway Police authorities will soon issue directions for conducting the Covid-19 test of all such unclaimed bodies found near railway tracks or the station premises to ensure the safety of government railway forces, which examine the bodies for the same.