She made distress call from train. Day later, Assam woman found dead near tracks in Andhra Pradesh

On a Wednesday night, a 20-year-old college student from Assam boarded a train at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, expressing discomfort due to unruly, intoxicated men in her coach. She even recorded a video of the situation and shared it with a friend. Her phone fell silent shortly after. Over a day later, her body was discovered near Tekkali in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.

Preliminary evidence suggests she died after falling off the train. Family members allege negligence by the RPF and demand a thorough investigation. They claim her friend made multiple distress calls to Railway police control rooms and helplines. The train had missed its scheduled departure; she boarded another the following day.

The woman had been traveling with a dance troupe to various programs in Andhra Pradesh, returning home on October 5 for an exam. However, she missed that train and missed the next scheduled one. Dr Tapan Das, MLA of Dimoria Assembly Constituency, suggested a dispute between the troupe and program organizers in Visakhapatnam led to the incident.