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RSS secretary found dead near railway track in Jalandhar

GRP found Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) secretary Kishore Kumar with a severe head injury. While family members are suspecting it to be murder, GRP termed it a railway accident where “the victim died after being run over by a running train”.

Updated on: Oct 6, 2017, 13:51:12 IST
Hindustan Times, Jalandhar | By , Jalandhar
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31-year-old Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) secretary (Shakha Karyawah) of Jalandhar’s Company Bagh Chowk branch was found dead near Sodal railway crossing late night on Wednesday.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) secretary Kishore Kumar (File Photo)
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) secretary Kishore Kumar (File Photo)

The government railway police (GRP) found Kishore Kumar with a severe head injury. While family members are suspecting it to be murder, GRP termed it a railway accident where “the victim died after being run over by a running train”.

A GRP official said a leg of the deceased was crushed and detached from the body by the train.

Police have found a mobile phone and wallet with the deceased, ruling out the possibility of theft. Kumar is survived by wife Sonu and a seven-year-old daughter. Resident of Saida Gate area, the RSS activist originally belonged to Rajasthan. Meanwhile, his brother Pawan Kumar has alleged was killed in a cold-blooded murder.

Kishore has been associated with RSS since childhood. The family on Thursday has submitted an application with the GRP to investigate it as a murder case.

 
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