Scribe’s body found on rail tracks in Unnao, 3 booked

KANPUR: Body of a 25-year-old journalist of a Hindi daily was recovered under mysterious circumstances from railway tracks in the Sadar Kotwali police station area in Unnao district on Thursday. The police said prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide.
The scribe’s mother Lakhsmi Devi, however, has accused a woman sub-inspector Sunita Chaurasia and a constable Amar Singh of conspiracy and alleged that they had murdered the journalist and dumped his body at the railway tracks.
“On the complaint of the family, an FIR against the woman sub-inspector (SI), a constable and an unidentified person has been registered at the Sadar Kotwali police station under sections 302, 120 B and 506 of IPC and an investigation has been initiated,” said SP Unnao Anand Kulkarni.
The deceased journalist’s mother Lakshmi Devi has alleged that SI Sunita Chaurasia was Suraj’s friend and used to visit their house frequently. She has alleged that constable Amar Singh, who was earlier a jeep driver for an Inspector, called Suraj on his phone on November 11.
“Suraj’s mother alleged that Amar Singh misbehaved with Suraj after mentioning the name of SI Sunita Chaurasia and also allegedly threatened him with dire consequences over the call,” said the police.
The complaint further alleged that Suraj after receiving a call on his phone had left the house on November 12 morning. “After that, his whereabouts remained unknown. His mobile phone was also found to be switched off,” said the police
The journalist’s body was later found on railway tracks near the liquor manufacturing unit on Thursday evening under mysterious circumstances, said the SP Unnao.
“The autopsy was carried out later in the night. However, going by the preliminary findings, it appears that the journalist had committed suicide. The injuries found in the post-mortem report are similar to those suffered in a train accident. However, police are working on all possible angles,” he added.
Meanwhile, the scribe’s family demanded police to cross-check CCTV footages so that the person with whom he was spotted last could be questioned with regard to his death.