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Crime
Railway Employee Kills Female Friend in Hotel Room, Attempts Suicide in India
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 19 Aug 2026, 12:39 PM
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A railway employee allegedly strangled his female friend in a hotel room and then tried to end his own life, police said.
Police officials said a railway employee was arrested after a woman was found dead in a hotel room where the two were staying. According to the investigation, the employee is alleged to have killed his female friend and then attempted suicide by ingesting a harmful substance before being rescued by hotel staff.
The victim's body was discovered after a hotel employee noticed a foul smell and alerted authorities. Emergency services arrived promptly, providing medical aid to the suspect, who survived the suicide attempt and was taken into police custody.
Investigators are treating the case as a homicide‑suicide attempt and have begun questioning witnesses, reviewing CCTV footage, and collecting forensic evidence to establish motive and sequence of events. The railway department has been notified, and the employee has been suspended pending further inquiry.
The victim's body was discovered after a hotel employee noticed a foul smell and alerted authorities. Emergency services arrived promptly, providing medical aid to the suspect, who survived the suicide attempt and was taken into police custody.
Investigators are treating the case as a homicide‑suicide attempt and have begun questioning witnesses, reviewing CCTV footage, and collecting forensic evidence to establish motive and sequence of events. The railway department has been notified, and the employee has been suspended pending further inquiry.