Godda: The body of a 22-year-old man was found on the Godda-Dumka railway track under Poraiyahat police station limits of Godda district. Investigators suspected that the deceased, identified as Abhishek Murmu, died after being hit by a train.Murmu’s body was found on the tracks near Hariyari village on Tuesday morning with injuries to his head. One of his legs was severed and could not be located immediately. A resident of Rasik Tola village, located nearby, Murmu had left home on Monday night but did not return.Manoj Yadav, assistant sub-inspector at Poraiyahat police station, said Murmu’s body was taken into custody and sent to Godda Sadar Hospital for postmortem examination. “An investigation is underway to probe the cause of death,” Yadav said.Murmu’s father works as a labour in Gujarat to support the family, which was facing financial hardships. He was the elder of two siblings.
