Divorced man, neighbour's wife commit suicide in Tamil Nadu

November 18, 2014

Affair Madurai, Nov 18: A divorced man and a woman killed themselves by jumping in front of a speeding train near Tirumangalam in Madurai district on Monday night.

The deceased were identified as Rajendran, 36, of Subbaiahpuram near Vilathikulam in Virudhunagar district and Shanmugathai, 32, of the same area. Shanmugathai was a married woman.

Police sources said Rajendran had married a woman from Thirupuvanam in Sivaganga district a few years ago and had a child. However, the couple got divorced in a few years.

Rajendran had been in relationship with Shanmugathai for the past few years. He had been working abroad and returned a few months ago.

The sources said the couple had left their respective houses four days ago and visited a few places before reaching Tirumangalam. They jumped in front of the Pothigai Express train, bound for Chennai, at around 9.30pm.

The bodies were sent for postmortem.

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Cops 'rescue' 6 girls after raiding spa in Bengaluru

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February 19,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Bengaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) on Wednesday raided a spa in Koramangala area and rescued six girls.

The owner of the spa is absconding and the manager has been arrested.

Further details are awaited.

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5 coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Express derail near Cuttack; 15 passengers injured

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January 16,2020

Cuttack, Jan 16: At least 15 passengers were injured as five coaches of the Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed and three more were displaced after colliding with a goods train amid heavy fog near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday, railway officials said.

Railway officials had earlier said that 25 passengers were injured in the incident but later officers who reached the site reported that four passengers were found to have suffered major injuries and 11 had received minor injuries.

Passengers with major injuries have been sent to Cuttack Medical College. All passengers are stated to be out of danger.

Officials said the accident happened when the passenger train hit the guard van of a good train around 7 am between Salagaon and Nergundi stations.

The officials said there was heavy fog at the site but it was not clear what led to the accident. The speedometer of both the trains have been seized for inquiry, East Coast Railway Spokesperson J P Mishra said.

Buses have been arranged for all remaining passengers to move towards their destination.

Cuttack is around 10-12 km away and Bhubaneswar(Terminating station) is 35 km.

The accident disrupted train services in the area.

Five trains have been affected due to the accident where restoration work in underway. These include the Bhubaneswar-Mumbai LTT SF Express, the Puri-Rourkela Express, Dhanbad-Bhubaneshwar Rajyarani Express which have all been diverted via Naraj.

"East Coast Railway acknowledges with deep gratitude help of nearby locals and villagers who have displayed great humanitarian values and come to the rescue of injured passengers," Mishra said.

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