Body of 18-Year-Old Found Near Railway Track in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: An 18-year-old was found dead near a railway track in Ghaziabad's Loni border on Sunday after being hit by a train engine in a suspected suicide case, according to police. Identified as a class 8 student, the teenager's body was found by passersby near a railway track near the Behta-Hazipur area under the Loni border police station area.

The train engine, traveling from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli to Delhi, struck Akash, according to the locomotive driver.

ACP Ankur Vihar Bhaskar Verma stated that the police are investigating the case from all possible angles. The body has been sent for a post-mortem examination.

Meanwhile, a woman and her 22-year-old daughter allegedly committed suicide by consuming insecticide in Bhadohi on Sunday, police said. The woman's 18-year-old son, who also consumed insecticide, is undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said.

Suman Tiwari (42) and her daughter Komal, residents of Arai village, consumed sulphas (insecticide) tablets at their home this morning, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Tejveer Singh said.

Their family members rushed them to a hospital in Prayagraj district but the mother-daughter duo succumbed there, he said.

Note: If you are depressed or you know someone struggling with mental health issues or experiencing suicidal thoughts, please reach out for help. Here are some helpline numbers for suicide-prevention organizations that provide emotional support to individuals and families.

AASRA -- +91-9820466726 24/7; Languages: English, Hindi
SAMARITANS -- 84229 84528, 84229 84529, 84229 84530 Daily 5 PM to 8 PM

E: talk2samaritans@gmail.com
You can call and speak anonymously and confidentially, or visit the centre for a personal meeting in Mumbai, with a prior appointment. Address:402, Jasmine, Opp Kala Kendra,
Dadasaheb Phalke Road, Dadar(E), Mumbai 400014

Tamil Nadu
State health department's suicide helpline: 104
Sneha Suicide Prevention Centre - 044-24640050 (listed as the sole suicide prevention helpline in Tamil Nadu)

Andhra Pradesh

Life Suicide Prevention: 78930 78930
Roshni: 9166202000, 9127848584
Karnataka

Sahai (24-hour): 080 65000111, 080 65000222

Kerala
Maithri: 0484 2540530
Chaithram: 0484 2361161
Both are 24-hour helpline numbers.

Telangana
State government's suicide prevention (tollfree): 104
Roshni: 040 66202000, 6620200
SEVA: 09441778290, 040 27504682 (between 9 am and 7 pm)