Bhopal

Mother, two daughters end life on rails

Staff Reporter

A 55-year-old mother and her two daughters committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train at Ahmedpur railway tracks under Shahpura police station area; bodies were found in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

According to the police the deceased were identified as Suraj Bai (55), Sapna (18) and Sushma (16). Suraj Bai was mother of Sapna and Sushma. The deceased used to live in shanties near D Mart at Misrod road.

Suraj Bai, her husband Maharaj Singh Meena and their son Jitendra Singh Meena used to work as labour but they were not able to meet ends. The family was having money for marriage of Sapna and Sushma and which is seen as the reason behind the suicide of the three.

After the preliminary investigation the bodies were sent for the post mortem. The police have registered a case under section 174 of the CrPC and have started further investigation.

Meanwhile, a 50-year-old man was found dead under suspicious circumstances near Naveen Nagar water tank under Aishbagh police station area in the early morning hours on Wednesday.

Police said that the deceased was identified as Ateeq Khan.

In the initial investigation severe injury marks on the head of the deceased were found and it is suspected that the deceased was beaten to death with a heavy object.

After the preliminary investigation the body was sent for the post mortem and the police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC and have started further investigation. The deceased used to remain in a rented house of his friend Anna who is missing after the deceased was found dead.