A 24-year-old man was found dead and a girl critically injured near a railway track close to the Barki Singhdih railway bridge on the Talgaria-Mahuda section of the Adra Railway Division early on Monday.
Victims Identified
The deceased was identified as Shrikant Deshwali, a resident of Dumardaha village under Chas Mufassil police station. The injured girl, Kumari (21), hails from Topchanchi, Dhanbad district. She is undergoing treatment at Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital (SNMMCH), Dhanbad.
Incident Details
According to senior commandant, RPF, Om Prakash Mohanty, the body of the youth and the injured were spotted on the railway track around 4 am. “The team from the Mahuda Railway Protection Force (RPF) were sent to the spot to assess the condition.”
Possible Motive
Preliminary inquiries suggest the case may be linked to a long-standing romantic relationship between the two. Local sources claimed that a village panchayat had reportedly intervened around three months ago and advised them not to meet. Despite this, they are believed to have remained in contact.
RPF suspected the duo had reached the railway track to commit suicide, though the exact sequence of events remains unclear. Police said the actual cause of the incident can be established only after a detailed investigation and the statement of the injured.
Shrikant worked at a garment store in Bijulia Market on the Chas-Talgaria road.
