A 38-year-old man committed suicide jumping before a train whiles another person was electrocuted after he jumped from a bridge at Raipur railway station on Monday.
According to the government railway police (GRP), the deceased was identified as Kuldeep Verma s/o of Vishnu Kumar Verma, a resident of Handipara locality of the state capital Raipur. The incident occurred around 11.30 am, when Kuldeep suddenly ran away towards the train and jumped before the Puri-Durg Intercity Express train at platform no-2, a GRP official said.
Kuldeep was AC mechanic by profession. Railway police could not find any suicide note near the body so the exact reason behind he taking such an extreme step could not be ascertained, a GRP official added.
The second incident occurred just about half an hour later when, a 50-year-old man was electrocuted after he tried to jump before a train from the railway over bridge. During the fall he came in contact with the high-tension wires.
He was identified as Bhagwat s/o Sitaram, hailing from Bhandara district of Maharashtra. Following the incident, he was shifted to Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial hospital and from where he was referred to DKS super specialty hospital.
The GRP has lodged a case under relevant sections of the Railway Act and are further investigating the incident.