Man commits suicide on rly track

Ludhiana: A 40-year-old unidentified man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a superfast train near Pakhowal railway crossing in the early morning hours of Thursday here.
Investigation officer Gurcharan Singh, ASI with Government Railway Police, Ludhiana, said that the deceased who was in his 40s, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of Ferozepur-bound Superfast train which passes through Baddowal railway station in the early morning hours.” He said the body was yet to be identified.
“A lineman reported the case to the control room of GRP after which a police party visited the spot and took away the body,” he said.
Meanwhile, the police got the Covid-19 test of the deceased conducted and the report was expected soon. The body was kept in the mortuary of the Ludhiana civil hospital. It has initiated the inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC.