A man committed suicide by jumping in front of a running train along with his four children in the Faridabad area of Delhi on Tuesday.
All five were killed on the spot. An Aadhaar card was recovered from the spot and the deceased was identified as Manoj Mahato, a resident of Bihar.
His wife’s phone number was also recovered by police, following which his family was informed about the incident who arrived at the spot and identified the bodies. The bodies have been sent to Badshah Khan Civil hospital for post-mortem.
“The driver of Golden Temple Express informed the station master about the incident, who in turn informed us. After reaching the spot, we found an Aadhaar card which contained his name and a phone number which belonged to his wife. She was informed about the incident and the bodies were identified by her,” said Raj Pal, GRP SHO.
According to the police, Neha told them that her husband had gone out of the home on the pretext of taking the children to the park.
“The bodies were recovered and sent for postmortem,” he added.
The deceased’s wife, Priti, said that her husband suspected her of having an affair as she used to talk to one of her cousins over the phone and committed suicide along with the children.