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Published 15:47 IST, August 22nd 2020

Railway employee's body found near station in Jharkhand

The body of a railway employee was found near a station in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Saturday, police said.

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The body of a railway employee was found near a station in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Saturday, police said.

He was identified as Umesh Rajbar (37), who was posted as a railway porter at the Satbahini station, they said.

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Rajbar was in depression for some time and on Friday he even refused to join duty, railway sources said.

He was a resident of Chatarpur village, which is around a kilometre away from the station, they said.

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Police said they are yet to ascertain whether it was a case of suicide or murder. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

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15:46 IST, August 22nd 2020