Four Killed While Crossing Railway Tracks in Andhra Pradesh

Four members of a family – Shaik Chand Basha (50), his wife Sheikh Hasina (45), and their daughters Shaik Sharmila (23), an MBA student, and Shaik Sameera (20) died when the Charlapalli-Shalimar train ran over them while they had been trying to cross the railway track at Chebrolu Railway Station in Unguturu mandal of Tadepalligudem Railway Circle on Saturday night.

According to Railway Police, Shaik Chand Basha and Sheikh Hasina of Gudivada had



migrated to Tadepalligudem 25 years ago and had been running an optical shop. 

They had been residing along with their two daughters at a rented house in Tadepalligudem for the past three years. They had been facing financial troubles for some time. 

On Saturday evening, they left home on two bikes. Tadepalligudem Railway police are investigating whether the family had committed suicide or had accidentally died.