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TTE Booked for Murder in Uttar Pradesh Train Death as Probe Tests Conflicting Accounts

Police await post-mortem findings to assess claims of a jump versus a push.

Overview

  • GRP Etawah registered a murder FIR against TTE Santosh Kumar after Aarti Yadav, 32, was found dead beside tracks on the Samho–Bharthana stretch near Bharthna.
  • Aarti, a Kanpur resident, had missed her reserved train and boarded the Patna–Anand Vihar special while traveling alone to Delhi for medical treatment.
  • At least five co-passengers gave written statements to railway authorities saying she jumped after being told to move to a general coach.
  • Her family alleges the TTE pushed her during a ticket dispute, citing her bag being recovered about four kilometres away and her missing mobile phone.
  • CO GRP Uday Pratap Singh said the investigation has been expedited, with call records and passenger statements under review.