PRAYAGRAJ, July 10 -- A 24-year-old railway employee was killed and a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable injured after they were attacked with an iron rod by an unidentified youth at Prayagraj Junction late Wednesday night. The assailant died shortly after, jumping in front of a moving train while attempting to flee.

The incident occurred on platforms 7/8, where Amit Kumar Patel, a mechanical helper in the Carriage and Wagon (C&W) department of North Central Railway, was on duty. Police said a man, suspected to be mentally unwell, arrived from the outer side of the platform and suddenly struck Patel on the head and face, killing him on the spot.

RPF constable Madhav Singh Yadav, who attempted to intervene, was also attacked and su...