Couple run over by train, Delhi Police suspect suicide

A 23-year-old man and a woman were killed after being struck by a train between the Okhla and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations here on Sunday evening. The police suspect it to be a case of suicide.

The Railway Police said they received information about the incident at the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station police station at 8:47 pm.

After getting information, a police team rushed to the spot and found the bodies of a man and a 20-year-old woman lying on the tracks.

A female police officer and the crime team were called to the scene, and a forensic inspection was conducted.

During the search, the police recovered an Aadhaar card from the man’s pocket, identifying him as Sagar (23), a resident of Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. The woman was later identified as Shivani (20), also from Bulandshahr.

The police said the bodies were shifted to the mortuary at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital for post-mortem examination, and their families had been informed.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the couple died by suicide after jumping in front of a train. However, the police are verifying the sequence of events and the circumstances leading to the incident. Further investigation is underway.