Woman hit by train in Lalru, dies

Tribune News Service

Dera Bassi, November 24

A 27-year-old married woman died after being hit by a train while she was crossing the tracks near the Lalru Municipal Council office this morning.

Lalru railway police post in-charge Manohar Lal said the deceased Sudha Devi, a native of Shahajahanpur (UP), was crossing the railway tracks around 8 am when she was hit by a train. She died on the spot.

The deceased was employed in a private company and lived in a rented house at a village in Lalru. She is survived by a girl and a boy, one and six years of age respectively. The police sent the body to the local Civil Hospital for post-mortem and launched proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC.

Man found dead on tracks

A 27-year-old man was found dead on the Ambala-Kalka railway tracks on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Dadpura locality. He worked as operator in a private company. Dera Bassi railway police post in-charge Ranjit Singh said around 4 pm, they received information that the body of a man was lying on the railway tracks.

The younger brother of the deceased told the police that he had been suffering from anxiety and had not gone for work for the past four days.