A constable of the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary (RAC) died by suicide after attacking his wife and six-year-old son with a sword in Jhunjhunu.
According to NDTV, the couple got married seven years ago and started living separately two years ago. The constable, Rajkumar Kantiwal, was posted in Sriganganagar, while his wife, Kavita, was living with their son in a rented accommodation in Jhunjhunu.
Rajkumar visited their home, and a fight broke out between them. He took out a sword and attacked his wife and son. Kavita was referred to Jaipur after sustaining severe injuries to her hands, while her son was receiving treatment for a deep wound on his neck.
After attacking them, his body was found on the railway tracks. The police suspect that he parked his car near the tracks and jumped in front of a moving train.
During the investigation, police found a purported video of Rajkumar in which he claimed that his wife was in a relationship with another man and was pregnant with the man’s child.
Assam: Three women killed after being hit by train
In a separate incident, Three women who were out for a morning walk were killed after a train hit them in Assam’s Kamrup district on Monday, officials said.
The incident took place between Bamunigaon and Boko stations in Kamrup district.
Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, CPRO of Northeast Frontier Railway, told ANI, “On Monday morning at around 5:25 am, an unfortunate incident took place when three ladies who had come onto the railway track between Bamunigaon and Boko stations in the Kamakhya-Goalpara route were run over by Train no. 15643.”
The deceased are identified as Rumi Das (55), Korabi Mali (60) and Uttara Das (60).
