Elderly couple commit suicide

An elderly couple allegedly

committed suicide by jumping before a moving train here.

The couple -- Tikam Chand Bhatia (61) and his wife Lajwanti (59) -- jumped before a Jaipur-Allahabad train yesterday in Malvia Nagar.

Investigating officer Chhitarmal said today that soon after the couple left their home, their son followed them and as he reached near the railway tracks he found their bodies there.

"There was some family dispute but the exact reason could not be ascertained so far," he said, adding that the matter was under investigation.