A man, said to be in his 30s, died by suicide at Kopar Railway Station in Maharashtra`s Thane district on Sunday, news agency PTI reported, quoting an officer. The incident briefly halted train movement.
According to officers from the Dombivli unit of the Government Railway Police (GRP), the man had been seen loitering on the platform for some time before the incident.
“He appeared to be behaving normally and was carrying a backpack. Passengers assumed the man was waiting for a train. Suddenly, he climbed down from the platform and started walking towards the eastern side of the station,” a GRP officer said, adding that he then died by suicide at the station.
He was rushed to Shastri Nagar Municipal Hospital, where doctors declared him dead, PTI reported.
“The man appeared to be around 35 years old. His identity is yet to be ascertained. We have registered an accidental death report and are verifying whether any suicide note or identification document was found in his possession,” a GRP Spokesperson said.
32-year-old murders wife over infidelity suspicion, then dies by suicide
A 32-year-old man allegedly shot his wife dead over suspicion of infidelity and later killed himself in Uttar Pradesh`s Fatehpur district, PTI reported, citing the police.
According to the police, the man, who worked in Delhi, had returned to his village a week ago. Upon his return, he reportedly learned of his 26-year-old wife`s alleged affair with a neighbour, which led to repeated quarrels between the couple.
On Saturday night, a heated argument turned violent.
“In a fit of rage, Mukesh allegedly shot his wife in the neck,” Station House Officer (SHO) Hanuman Pratap Singh Suryavanshi said, adding that he then died by suicide.
Their three young daughters and parents, who were asleep in another room, woke up to the sound of gunfire and raised an alarm. Villagers rushed to the spot, found the couple’s bodies, following which the police were informed.
“A country-made pistol was recovered from the scene and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem,” Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Mahendra Pal Singh said.
(With PTI inputs)
