Jan Suraaj Party staffer found dead near Ranchi tracks

Devpalik Gupta, a digital communications manager for the Jan Suraaj Party, was found dead near railway tracks in Ranchi on October 27 after going missing during a train journey. Police are investigating the circumstances, and his cause of death has not been established. Gupta’s body was found near the tracks at Jarwadih, within the Angara police-station area, according to police. Angara officer-in-charge Gautam Kumar Rajwar said preliminary findings suggested Gupta died after accidentally falling from the moving train. Rajwar said the circumstances remained under investigation; the assessment has not been reported as a final finding. The Ranchi Government Railway Police registered an unnatural-death case, examined the site and sent Gupta’s body for a post-mortem examination, the GRP said. The investigation was ongoing. Forensic teams also examined the site for technical evidence, according to the GRP. Gupta had been travelling on the Ranchi-Patna Jan Shatabdi Express with colleagues. His colleague Gautam Kumar said the train left Ranchi at about 2:25 p.m. on October 26. About 10 minutes later, Gupta said he was going to the pantry car for food and did not return, Kumar said....