A 20-year-old engineering student was found dead on railway tracks near Sant Hirdaram Asharam under Bairagarh police station area late in the night on Saturday.
Police said that a youth, who was hit by a speeding train, was found in an injured state near the railway tracks and later declared dead when rushed to a nearby hospital. The deceased was identified as Ankit Sharma of Nanda Nagar.
Investigating Officer SI Kalyan Singh said that deceased was pursuing engineering from TRUBA college and was a first year student of mechanical stream.
A police team rushed to the spot after receiving the information at around 10 pm and rushed the youth to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead, he added.
Police have found injuries only in the head region which suggests that the deceased was hit but it was accidental or he was pushed could not be ascertained. It is possible that the deceased was in an inebriated state.
In the initial investigation the police have found any suicide note which could help in revealing the reason behind the death.
The other possibility of been hit by a speeding train or been killed and dumped could not be ruled out and would be investigated in the further investigation.
After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and a case under section 174 of CrPC was registered.