A tragic incident occurred in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, where a 24-year-old woman named Pallavi Mahajan was found dead after being struck by a train. The police have labelled it as an attempted suicide, but Pallavi’s father, Nandkishore Mahajan, insists it was murder. He accuses Irfan, a man who had been in contact with Pallavi, and his accomplices of being responsible for her death.

Nandkishore Mahajan filed a First Information Report (FIR number: 520/2024) at Nagpur Railway Police Station on 7 May. According to the FIR, the Mahajan family has lived in Nagpur’s Katol for 24 years.

Pallavi had been under stress and had attempted suicide by taking sleeping pills on 3 May 2024. She was treated at a rural hospital in Katol and later transferred to Chirayu Hospital in Nagpur. After her discharge on May 4, Pallavi confided in her father about her relationship with Irfan, their neighbour, for the past two and a half years. She expressed her desire to marry Irfan, but the latter had allegedly threatened her and refused to marry her.

On the evening of 4 May, Pallavi left home around 6:30 PM on a scooty and did not return. Her family tried to contact her but could not reach her. Worried, they began searching for her. Around midnight, they learned about her death. Pallavi’s mother came home crying and said, “Apli Pallavi geli” (Our Pallavi is gone).

The police arrested Irfan on 5 May 2024, based on the FIR filed by Nandkishore Mahajan. After the post-mortem, Pallavi was cremated according to Hindu rituals. Nandkishore holds Irfan Ali accountable for driving his daughter to suicide and has filed a legal complaint against him under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of the IPC.

In an interview on 21 May, Nandkishore stated that the family was unaware of Pallavi’s association with Irfan. He clarified that Pallavi had taken sleeping pills due to Irfan’s refusal to marry her after nearly two years of courtship but insisted she did not commit suicide. Nandkishore accused Irfan and others, including Avinash and Suraj Charde, of manipulating his daughter and ultimately murdering her.

The gruesome discovery of Pallavi’s dismembered body on the railway tracks led Nandkishore to blame Irfan Ali for this heinous act. Attempts to contact the investigating officer, ASI Nilam Chirkutrao Dongre, were unsuccessful.

In a related case from Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district, a minor Hindu girl was pushed in front of a running train by Mohammad Fariyad, resulting in her death. The victim’s body was found in two pieces, and her family alleged that she was taken to a mosque, converted and raped before being murdered. The Bareilly police arrested the accused, and investigations are underway.

The victim’s mother, Usha, informed the police about the incident. She recounted how a group of Muslim men, including Mohammad Fariyad, had killed her 14-year-old daughter. On 8 May, the victim’s school informed her parents that she had received low marks in a subject and needed to complete an improvement form.

On her way to the school, she met Fariyad, who offered her a ride. However, instead of taking her to school, Fariyad took her to the railway bridge near the Bahgul River. Local media reported that Fariyad physically assaulted the victim and then pushed her in front of an oncoming train, leading to her instant death.

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