Engineering student found dead on railway track in Ghatkesar

An engineering student was found dead on railway tracks at Ghatkesar in Hyderabad on Monday, September 8.

The deceased was identified as 20-year-old D Hithavarshini, a fourth-year engineering student. 

She was enrolled in a private engineering college in Ghatkesar. According to the Government Railway Police (GRP), the student could have either accidentally



fallen from a running train or died, or have been mowed down by any train when either crossing or passing by the railway track. Her body was thrown away at a distance from the accident spot, police suspect.

The GRP are investigating. In a similar incident in March 2025, a doctor was found dead on railway tracks in Alwal. The deceased was identified as 34-year-old Dr Purohit Kishore Prakashmal.