Man's body found in women's coach of train at Bihar station

Patna, May 30 (PTI) A man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside a women’s coach of a train at Danapur railway station in Bihar on Saturday, police said.

The body was discovered inside the Danapur Special Fare train, which operates between Pune and Danapur, they said.

The train arrived at the station around 11.30 am. During a routine inspection after the passengers deboarded, carriage and wagon staff found a women’s coach locked from the inside, they said.

“The staff entered the coach through an emergency exit window after breaking it open and found the body of a man hanging from a side railing with a belt tied around his neck,” Danapur GRP in-charge Ajay Kumar told reporters.

The deceased, believed to be between 25 and 30 years old,

is yet to be identified, he said.

A forensic science laboratory (FSL) team that examined the spot estimated that the death occurred around six to seven hours before the body was found, he added.

“No identification documents were recovered from the deceased. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and efforts are underway to establish his identity and contact his family members,” he said.

Police are also examining CCTV footage from stations where the train halted before reaching Danapur as part of the investigation. PTI SUK SOM