Woman jumps under train with child

A woman, along with her infant son, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of an express train in Raipura upazila yesterday morning, police said. Quoting witnesses and the station master, railway police said Murshida Begum, 23, was waiting with her son, Arifin, 2, near the outer signal point of Amirganj Railway Station at Rahimabad village around 6.30 am. When the Dhaka-bound train from Sylhet reached the spot at 7.15 am, Murshida jumped onto the tracks with her son. They were crushed under the wheels of the train and killed instantly. On being informed, Bhairab Railway Police rushed to scene and recovered the bodies of the mother and child. The bodies were sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, and an unnatural death case recorded with Bhairab police station. According to Murshida’s family members, she was upset following a quarrel with her husband, Kamruzzaman, on Thursday night at their home in Mirzanagar Atkandi village. In the morning, she went out with her son and never returned home.

Woman jumps under train with child

A woman, along with her infant son, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of an express train in Raipura upazila yesterday morning, police said. Quoting witnesses and the station master, railway police said Murshida Begum, 23, was waiting with her son, Arifin, 2, near the outer signal point of Amirganj Railway Station at Rahimabad village around 6.30 am. When the Dhaka-bound train from Sylhet reached the spot at 7.15 am, Murshida jumped onto the tracks with her son. They were crushed under the wheels of the train and killed instantly. On being informed, Bhairab Railway Police rushed to scene and recovered the bodies of the mother and child. The bodies were sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, and an unnatural death case recorded with Bhairab police station. According to Murshidas family members, she was upset following a quarrel with her husband, Kamruzzaman, on Thursday night at their home in Mirzanagar Atkandi village. In the morning, she went out with her son and never returned home.