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In six months, 120 deaths reported on rly premises
Mysuru: In the first six months of this year, about 120 people died in railway premises, including on platforms and near railway tracks in the Mysuru division. This is a cause of concern, as about 10% of individuals dying on the premises, are untraced.
Mysuru Govt Railway Police (GRP) comprises three police stations—Mysuru, Arasikere, and Shivamogga. Their jurisdiction spreads over 650 kilometres of railway line in six districts—Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Hassan, Shivamogga, and Chikkamagaluru.
The police face significant challenges in handling cases of unidentified people, who are mostly destitute, having travelled long distances. Recently, a man was found dead near Mysuru railway station towards Nanjangud.
The incident came to light nearly a week after the incident. Fortunately, his identity was traced, thanks to the Aadhaar card he was carrying with him. He was a resident of Andhra Pradesh, and his family was informed.
Two weeks earlier, another person was found dead near Mandya railway station after he fell from a moving train. He was identified from his phone number. In another case, a woman was found raped and murdered at an under-construction building near Hassan railway station in February.
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GRP police were swift to investigate the case and track the accused within two weeks. But the woman's identity is still unknown, GRP said.
Another man who suffered serious head injury, was found dead near Krishnaraja Sagar railway station in Mandya district in April. He was discovered by the GRP, and it was revealed to be a murder after the autopsy report. Police have launched an investigation into the case.
Chethan V, police inspector of GRP, Mysuru, said that this year till June, 120 people have died on railway premises in their jurisdiction.
"Of the deceased, as many as 10% are yet to be identified. In a few cases involving destitute individuals, they bury their bodies after preserving their belongings and taking DNA samples, he said."
The previous year, about 250 people died in railway premises in their limits, and except for one or two, almost every death was either of natural cause, or accident by way of injury after falling from a moving train. "Postmortem is conducted on all bodies, to establish the cause of death," the officer revealed, adding that in two murder cases, investigation is underway.