Prayagraj,

10 July (HS): Officials claimed on Thursday that a mentally disturbed man

allegedly murdered a railway employee before leaping in front of a speeding

train at Prayagraj railway station. The event happened on Wednesday late night.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) Inspector Amit Kumar Meena stated that the

accused, who is thought to be mentally ill, attacked railway employee Amit

Kumar Patel with an iron rod on a platform at Prayagraj railway station.

When

RPF Constable Madhav Singh stepped in, the accused attacked him as well.After the incident, the accused was

surrounded by RPF troops and passengers before jumping in front of the

approaching Purva Express and dying on the scene, according to Meena. According

to CCTV evidence, the accused seems mentally unbalanced, he claimed.

Patel

was transported to a local hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.

According to Meena, Constable Singh is now

getting therapy. The identity of the accused has yet to be determined. Officials stated that further inquiry is

underway.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi