Udaipur, May 1: In a tragic incident in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, the bodies of a minor couple were discovered on a railway track on Friday. According to police reports, both victims bore severe injuries. The girl’s legs were severed, while the boy’s legs were also found severely damaged. Additionally, both had significant head injuries, raising suspicions of foul play among their families.
The bodies were located near the Dharadhari bridge, between pole numbers 201/08 and 201/10, close to the Richughuta railway station on the Barwadih-Barakakana rail line. The deceased have been identified as 16-year-old Sindhu Kumari, daughter of Kirani Oraon from the village of Ghodbhar, and 15-year-old Shatrughan Kumar, son of Mantu Singh from Chhipadohar.
Sindhu was a Class 11 student at Latehar Girls’ School, while Shatrughan was in Class 9 at Kharcha High School in Chhipadohar. Sindhu’s father, Kirani Oraon, reported that she had attended a wedding ceremony in Richughuta on April 29 and subsequently went missing. Despite searching among relatives, no information was found until her body was discovered on the railway track on Friday.
Shatrughan’s uncle, Shankar Singh, expressed concerns that the two may have been in a romantic relationship and suggested that their deaths could have been staged to appear as a suicide by placing their bodies on the railway track. Upon receiving the information, the Latehar police arrived at the scene and sent both bodies for post-mortem examination.
Initial investigations suggest that the case may be linked to a love affair. Police are also exploring the possibility that the couple might have laid on the track to end their lives. However, the exact circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and investigations are ongoing from all angles.
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