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Farmer beheaded on train in West Bengal

August 27, 2012 19:24 IST
A man was beheaded on Monday inside the compartment of a local train when it was entering Bazarshaw station on Eastern Railway.

The police said 36-year-old Khokhan Ghosh died inside the compartment of Katwa-Azimganj local train after two miscreants hacked him with sharp weapons inside the train.

The miscreants fled as the train slowed down before entering the station, sources said.

Ghosh, a farmer, is a resident of Salar in Murshidabad district and was going to Behrampur.

The police suspect family feud behind the killing, sources said.

 

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