Mumbai: Father-son duo die by suicide on railway tracks

A 33yearold man and his father died by suicide by lying in front of an approaching local train near Bhayandar station reported PTI citing the police on Tuesday The incident was captured on CCTV cameraThe incident occurred at around 930 AM on Monday after a local train left Bhayandar station in Palghar district a Government Railway Police GRP official saidThe deceased have been identified as as Jay Mehta and his father Harish Mehta 60 both residents of VasaiAs per the PTI report CCTV footage shows the duo holding hands and lying on the tracks after seeing the approaching trainPolice have registered a case of accidental death An investigation has been launched and is currently underwayMaharashtra Palghar woman kills child commits suicide after domestic quarrelThe police on Tuesday said that a 23yearold tribal Palghar woman allegedly killed her 4yearold daughter and then committed suicide following a fight with her husband in Maharashtras Palghar district reported news agency PTIThe incident took place on Monday at Sisne village in Dahanu areaThe Palghar womans husband a fisherman used to be frequently away from the family an official from Kasa police station said reported PTIHe returned home on Sunday and went out with his friendsHis wife was annoyed as he had not taken her with him and this led to a quarrel between them the official saidOn Monday the Palghar woman allegedly strangulated her daughter to death and later hanged herself from the ceiling of her house he said reported PTIAfter being alerted by neighbours police rushed to the spot and initiated a probe into the incident reported PTIThe bodies were sent for a postmortem the police addedIn another case right persons were arrested on Saturday for allegedly breaking into the premises of a company and stealing materials worth Rs 29 lakh in MaharashtrasPalghar district police said reported PTIThe accused broke into a company in the Manichapada area of Nalla Sopara in the wee hours of July 3 and decamped with ready cables and raw copper material rolls worth Rs 29 lakh Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime Madan Ballal said reported PTIThe accused tied up two security guards and locked them in a room on the premises to carry out the theft he saidBased on the CCTV footage and technical intelligence the police zeroed in on the accused who are from neighbouring Mumbai and Thane districts the official said reported PTIThe police have recovered the stolen materials a truck a motorcycle and mobile phones from the accused he said reported PTIThe probe has revealed that two of the accused were history sheeters with cases of murder to their name senior inspector Pramod Badakh said