BHOPAL: A patwari died by suicide near Pipariya railway station in Narmadapuram district on Sunday afternoon, police said. About three hours later, the bodies of his two sons were found in a locked car parked near the station.The deceased, Ajay Dhakad, was posted as a patwari in Udaipura in Raisen district and was originally from Aliganj village in Bareli. He was hit by the Sanghamitra Express around 3pm. Railway police and local police reached the spot after being alerted.The bodies of his sons, Shivam and Samarth, students of Class 9 and Class 6 respectively, were found around 6pm.According to their uncle, Pratap Singh Dhakad, the family began looking for the boys after learning of Ajay’s death. He said Ajay had brought the children to Pipariya on the pretext of taking them to a movie.Police said a preliminary examination found marks on the children’s necks consistent with strangulation. The exact circumstances of their deaths, and the reason behind Ajay’s suicide, are not yet known.Police are investigating both incidents, and the postmortem reports are expected to establish the cause of the children’s deaths.
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