Times News NetworkKanpur: Two men crossing a closed railway crossing in the Panki area of the city were run over by the speeding Unchahar Express train on Thursday night. One victim was identified as Sanjeev alias Sanju (35), while efforts are underway to identify the other, police said.CCTV footage captured the incident at Panki Padaav railway crossing. Both bodies were mutilated. Sanjeev was dragged about 100 metres by the train.Police said the crossing was closed and people were waiting for the train to pass when Sanjeev and the other man went onto the track. Local residents alerted the police through 112, following which Panki police and Govt Railway Police (GRP) reached the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.An Aadhaar card and mobile phone found in Sanjeev’s pocket helped police identify him and inform his family. The unidentified man’s body was kept in the mortuary.Sanjeev, a mason working in Gurugram, was a resident of Kishni Katra in Mainpuri. He had gone to Patrasa, his wife Sangeeta’s maternal home, about four days earlier to celebrate Karva Chauth. He left for home after the puja on Thursday night despite Sangeeta urging him to travel the next morning.Sanjeev is survived by Sangeeta and their two children. His family reached the post-mortem house on Friday evening, after which GRP completed the inquest and post-mortem formalities.ACP Panki Amit Chaurasia said local police and GRP responded after receiving information through 112. Further legal action would follow the post-mortem, he said.
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