SHIVAMOGGA: The body of a 24-year-old chartered accountant student, who went missing from a Jan Shatabdi train on Thursday night, was found in the Tunga River on Saturday.
The victim, Sahana, was travelling to Shivamogga from Bengaluru with her mother. She was reportedly standing near the door, and police suspect she may have fallen into the river on losing her balance. Sahana, a native of Gadikoppa in Shivamogga, was studying in Bengaluru.
Passengers are often in the habit of coming to the door to enjoy the view when the train approaches the river, and Sahana may have ventured too near the door for the same reason, while her mother was in the lavatory, suspect police.
A child seated close to the door, having witnessed the incident, relayed it to Sahana’s mother. Her cries for help were to no avail since the train had chugged into the station by then.
Railway police were informed, who then intimated Shivamogga police, who rushed to the bridge. The search for Sahana went on till midnight on Thursday, and resumed on Friday.