Bodies of missing couple found near railway track

The bodies of a man and a woman, who went missing after a first information report (FIR) was lodged against them in a murder case, were found near the railway track in Agra district on Monday, police said.

The bodies of a man and a woman, who went missing after a first information report (FIR) was lodged against them in a murder case, were found near the railway track in Agra district on Monday, police said.

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According to police, Rajendra and his wife Kamlesh, residents of Nagla Teja village in the district, were crossing the track and were run over by a train.

Villagers, however, said that the couple had thrown themselves before a moving train.

Villagers said the couple were under stress after they were named in an FIR for the murder of a villager Bachchoo Singh on April 18. A warrant had been issued by the court against Rajendra. Since then the couple had been absconding.