Daijiworld Media Network - Sullia (SP)
Sullia, Aug 26: The body of a local named Gangadhar Gowda (50), was found lying on the railway tracks at Balkadi near Yedamangala village in the taluk on Tuesday August 25.
The body was found by railway employees on beat duty. Gowda's relatives said that he was a drunkard and had tried to end his life several times in the past. It is guessed that he would have either lay down on the tracks late night on Monday, or got knocked down by a train while walking on the tracks.
Puttur subdivision railway officials are looking into the matter. A case has been registered in Subrahmanya police station.