Man pushes his two children before train, kills self in Agra

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Press Trust of India Mathura
Last Updated : May 16 2016 | 8:42 PM IST
A 34-year-old man allegedly committed suicide today after pushing his two children in front a train near highway area of Mathura district.
Hemant Singh, a plumber from Sadar Bazar in Agra, pushed 6-year-old son Gokulesh and 4-year-old daughter Payal in front of the train near Bajna bridge falling under Highway police station and then jumped himself before the train, police said.
A suicide note holding in-laws responsible for the extreme step was found.
"His wife Renu Devi had strangulated herself seven months earlier. He was under mental strain since then, as his in-laws had filed a police report alleging the demise as dowry death, SSP Rakesh Singh said.
"The bodies of all the three have been sent for post-mortem," police said.
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First Published: May 16 2016 | 8:42 PM IST

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