Farmer jumps before train in Ghatampur

KANPUR: A farmer in Patara area of Ghatampur committed suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train on Kanpur-Banda section on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Mewa Lal (58) of Kushara village in neighbouring Fatehpur district.
According to his family members Mewa Lal was suffering from some mental imbalance, said the police.
“He left home on Monday morning saying that he was going to his in-laws but instead reached nearby railway under-pass on Kanpur-Banda section and jumped in front of a moving train,” said Patara Police out-post incharge Hari Shambhu Singh.A probe has been ordered in the case.
Family dispute could be the reason behind Mewa Lal’s extreme step, said an official.