Engineering student found dead on railway tracks

An engineering student was found dead under suspicious circumstances on the railway tracks between Ghatkesar and Bibinagar in the early hours of Monday.

The victim, identified as 20-year-old D. Hithavarshini, was a fourth-year B. Tech student at a private engineering college in Ghatkesar.

An officer from the Government Railway Police (GRP) said it was unclear whether she accidentally fell from a moving train, was hit while crossing the tracks, or died in some other manner.

An investigation is under way.

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