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Kumbh Mela Devotee Found Dead on Train in Nizamabad

A 59-year-old woman returning from Maha Kumbh Mela was found dead on Jaipur-Hyderabad Express at Nizamabad station. Probe underway.

Nizamabad: A 59-year-old devotee to the Maha Kumbh Mela was found dead on the Jaipur-Hyderabad Express at Nizamabad railway station on Friday. Identified as Anitha from Mirzapur village in Basava Kalyan taluk of Bidar district, Karnataka, she had travelled alone using her Aadhaar card and mobile, according to railway police, who also identified her as the mother of a local resident.

Anitha had attended the Mela and was returning home in the train when she was found dead in a sleeper coach as the train reached Nizamabad station. Family members said that Anitha was suffering from health problems. Her body has been shifted to the Government General Hospital in Nizamabad for a post-mortem examination. Railway SI H. Sai Reddy has registered a case and is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding her death.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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