Panchkula, Sept. 19 -- The government railway police (GRP), Chandigarh, has reported 46 fatalities on railway tracks, platforms and nearby areas under its jurisdiction till September 15 this year. The majority of the victims were aged between 19 and 35 years. Alarmingly, around 56% of the bodies could not be identified.

According to official records, only 20 victims were identified while 26 remained unidentified, and among the dead, three bodies were of women. "The unidentified bodies are usually handed over to NGOs for cremation after completing legal formalities," a GRP employee said.

Officials confirmed that at least three of the deaths were suicides, where loco pilots witnessed individuals coming onto the tracks. As many as 20 victi...