UP woman jumps on tracks to save son from ending life; gets run over by train

BHADOHI: A 46-year-old woman was run over by a train as she tried to save her 20-year-old son attempting to die by suicide after she refused to offer him capital to purchase liquor, police remarked on Friday.

Key points

• The incident took place at the Indira Mill railway crossing in the Kotwali area of Bhadohi late Thursday evening, they remarked.
• Quoting eyewitnesses, Rai remarked Vishal stood on the railway track with a train approaching.
• While Vishal was left injured in the incident, police remarked, she died on the spot.
• The deceased has been identified as Shiv Kumari.
• Vishal, who had already consumed alcohol, asked his mother for funds at the nursing home.

Notably, the incident took place at the Indira Mill railway crossing in the Kotwali area of Bhadohi late Thursday evening, they remarked.

Notably, the deceased has been identified as Shiv Kumari. Her son, Vishal Rajbhar, was admitted to the district hospital with injuries and afterwards referred to the BHU Trauma Centre in Varanasi, police stated.

Kotwali SHO Shailesh Kumar Rai remarked Kumari, a resident of Chakbhuindhar village, had gone to a private nursing home in the city to meet her elder daughter Pushpa Rajbhar. This person lately offered birth to a boy. Vishal accompanied her.

Vishal, who had already consumed alcohol, asked his mother for funds at the nursing home. When she refused, an argument broke out between the two.

Vishal then threatened to jump in front of a train and rushed out of the nursing home, with his mother in his toes.

Quoting eyewitnesses, Rai remarked Vishal stood on the railway track with a train approaching. Nevertheless, Kumari reached there and pushed her son away from the tracks, but secured hit by the train herself in the process.

Police remarked relatives of the deceased reached the spot on being informed, with numerous allegedly under the influence of alcohol. The police had to persuade them to return home, Rai remarked.

In short, UP woman jumps on tracks to save son from ending life; gets is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.