Man crushed by Himalayan Queen

tags:Punjab

Chandigarh:An unidentified man in his mid-30s was killed this evening after being run over by the Himalayan Queen near the railway bridge on the Chandigarh-Panchkula Highway.

Sources said the mutilated body of the victim was found on the railway track after the Himalayan Queen passed around 5 pm. The police believes that the name of the victim was Manohar Lal as these words were tattooed on his arm.

No other document, which could help in identifying the victim, was found. The victim, around five-foot-seven-inch-tall and having a wheatish complexion, was wearing brown shirt and black trousers.

The railway police said the driver of the train said the victim was killed while trying to cross the track. The body was kept near the track for sometime to allow identification of the victim. Later, it was shifted to the railway police post.

The body would be sent to the General Hospital, Sector 16, for a post-mortem examination tomorrow, said the police.