In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old pregnant woman died, after falling off a moving express train in Mampakkam near Vriddhachalam, in Cuddalore district, on Thursday (May 2, 2024) night.
The victim was identified as Kasturi, wife of Suresh of Melnilainallur near Sankarankovil in Tenkasi district.
Police said the couple, residing in Chennai, had, along with their relatives, boarded the Kollam Express on Thursday evening to go to Melnilai Nallur, for a baby shower function organised by Kasturi’s family. When the train reached Mampakkam at around 8 p.m., Kasturi, who was standing near the washbasin in their compartment, reportedly fell from the moving train.
