India, July 25 -- Two people were found dead on the railway track in Assam's Dhemaji district early Friday morning, police said.

Police are investigating whether the deceased - Uttam Sonowal (27) and Amit Sonowal (28), both residents of a nearby village - were hit by a train or if their bodies were dumped on the tracks. "It is being investigated whether they were walking on the tracks or if the bodies were dumped. All angles are being probed," a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) officer said.

The officer said that the Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered the bodies around 4 am near the Borgaon railway gate, a few kilometres from the Dhemaji Railway Station.

"Initial investigation suggests the two victims may have been under the inf...