Jhansi (UP), March 15 – A 19-year-old law student was found dead near a railway track close to his residence in the Sipri Bazar area of Jhansi on Sunday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Sanchay Misuriya, son of Dr Sumit Misuriya, who is the in-charge medical officer at a primary health centre in Babina near Jhansi.
According to police, Sanchay was pursuing a law degree at a college in Sonipat in Haryana and was living in the hostel there.
Family members said that on Saturday, Sanchay had informed them over the phone that he was going to visit his maternal uncle's house in Delhi, after which they lost contact with him.
They were shocked when police reached their home in Pitambara Enclave Colony on Gwalior Road and informed them that Sanchay was found dead near railway tracks.
The family said they were puzzled as to how he reached Jhansi without informing anyone and have sought a thorough investigation.
Station House Officer JP Chaube said that police received information in the morning about the body of an unidentified youth lying near the railway track.
"An Aadhaar card recovered near the body helped in establishing the identity of the youth. Prima facie, it appears that he may have fallen from a train, but the exact cause of death will be clear only after the post-mortem," he said.
Police are investigating the matter, including the concerns raised by the deceased's family, the officer added.