Updated On: 10 July, 2024 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Cops investigating say no suicide note found; family members’ statement being recorded

The two walk on the tracks and approach the oncoming train (right) The two lay down on the tracks
In a tragic incident, a 63-year-old man and his 33-year-old son died by suicide by lying on the railway tracks, where they were crushed by a Churchgate-bound local train near Bhayandar station on Monday morning. The motorman was unable to stop the train in time. The entire incident was captured on the CCTV cameras at Bhayandar railway station. No suicide note was found.
The father and son, identified as Harish Mehta, 63, and Jay Mehta, 33, were residents of Vasant Nagari in Vasai East. Harsh Mehta was a share trader, and his son worked in a private firm’s sales department. Police reported that Jay Mehta had married just a year ago, and both men had slipped into depression due to family issues.