Kochi, March 26 -- The family of a 24-year-old Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer, who was found dead on the railway tracks near Thiruvananthapuram Pettah on Monday, has demanded a police probe to unearth the reason behind the death.

The woman officer, resident of Athirumkal in Pathanamthitta district, was found dead at around 9.30 am after reportedly being hit by the Pune-Kanyakumari Express near the Chakka area of Thiruvananthapuram. She worked with the emigration wing of the IB at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and was going home after duty when the incident took place.

"Prima facie it appears to be a case of suicide, based on statements of witnesses and the train's loco pilot. We have started a detailed investigation. We...