Odisha: Body of man found hanging in toilet of Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express

Police discovered the body of Mohammed Nasim, 41, hanging in a toilet aboard the Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Superfast Express. Found during cleaning before departure, the initial investigation points to suicide, with GRP and forensic teams probing the incident

Bhubaneswar: Police on Saturday recovered the body of a man from the toilet of the Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Superfast Express at Bhubaneswar railway station, an officer said.

The body was recovered during washing before the train’s scheduled departure. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Nasim, aged about 41 years, based on a PAN card recovered from the spot, police said.

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The train had arrived at Bhubaneswar railway station from Tirupati late on Friday night, said Government Railway Police (GRP) inspector in-charge, Ashok Kumar Gochhayat.

He said cleaning staff found the body hanging from the train window with a belt inside the toilet. Gochhayat said the scientific team and GRP officials are investigating the matter. “Preliminary investigation indicates that it was a case of suicide,” he said.