Woman jumps before train with son in Sikar

JAIPUR: A woman jumped before a moving train along with her five-year-old son in Ranoli police station area of Sikar district on Sunday. The woman's family members have registered an FIR against her in-laws alleging dowry harassment. Police said an investigation has been launched into these allegations.
According to the police, the deceased, identified as Santosh Devi and her son Ritesh Kumar, were residents of Kochhor village in Sikar.Their bodies were found on the railway tracks in Ranoli, a few kilometres from her in-laws' residence on Sunday morning.
"Santosh Devi's father Sedhuram has registered an FIR with the police saying Santosh was being harassed by her in-laws since her marriage in 2005," said circle officer Rakesh Kachhwal.
Sedhuram also said the in-laws were demanding some cash and a bike. "Sedhuram alleged that Santosh used to tell him about this harassment and he had tried to reach at a compromise with her in-laws from time to time. But the harassment would start again," said the officer.
He added that Santosh had left her in-laws' house around 5 pm on Saturday. "She had taken Rohit along with her saying she was going to their agricultural land. The father says when he came to know about their disappearance, he tried to find them throughout the night. However, she could not be traced," said the officer.
Some passers-by informed the police when a train hit the woman and her son and ran over them on Sunday morning. "We have launched an investigation," said the officer.