Nagpur: A day after shocking double murder of 60-year-old Laxmi Dhurve and her grandson Yash, aged 10 years, there is a mystery shrouding the death of the alleged minor assailant who, cops say, had thrown himself before the Delhi-bound Kerala Express at Gayatri Nagar near Mankapur railway crossing.
As per police version, the minor committed suicide few hours after he stabbed Dhurves to death. The minor was left miffed by their objection over his meeting with his 20-year-old girlfriend, who was grand-daughter of Laxmi and elder sister of Yash. The girl had snapped ties with the minor following objection of her family. The boy is likely to have taken the drastic step over the family’s interference leading to his break-up.
According to a senior official, the loco-pilot of the Kerala Express had spotted the minor near the track shortly before he moved himself on the track in front of an oncoming train. He was struck on the head. The loco-driver had alerted the Godhni railway master who had informed the Railway Protection Force.
The Gittikhadan cops, who had registered a case of accidental death, were far from relieved now as they are not being able to come up with any concrete conclusion as to how the minor had come to the girl’s place from his residence at Hansapuri and how he later reached the railway track at Mankapur. The minor’s bike was parked at his residence.
The cops are now trying to locate some CCTV footage which might suggest how the minor may have reached the place of crime and the railway track. The minor had called up a friend stating that he was ending life but his mobile phone wasn’t found at the spot. In addition, the cops are also clueless regarding the weapon used by the minor.