In a tragic incident, a 24-year-old Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer was found dead on a railway track near Pettah railway station near Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. The police suspect the case to be a suicide. The officer, identified as Megha, was a native of Koodal in Pathanamthitta district and had been residing as a paying guest near Pettah, authorities said.
According to the Pettah police, a loco pilot reported seeing a woman jump onto the tracks. Following the incident, Megha’s body was recovered and sent for a postmortem examination. After completing the necessary procedures, her body was handed over to her family.
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Further investigation is underway to know the circumstances leading to the incident. Authorities are looking into Megha’s background and possible reasons behind the suspected suicide.