An elderly man died after being hit by a train on the railway tracks in Badaun. The deceased was identified two days later as 65-year-old Sompal, son of Pop Singh, a resident of Sameer village in the Dataganj Kotwali area. Family members identified the body at the post-mortem house on Friday.

The incident occurred on Thursday near Nekpur in the Civil Lines Kotwali police station area, where the body of an unidentified elderly man was found on the railway tracks. Upon receiving information, the police arrived at the scene, placed the body in the mortuary, and began efforts to identify him. On Friday, with the arrival of the family, the deceased was identified as Sompal.

Family members stated that Sompal had gone to his sister's house in Asmaya Rafatpur village, Usahat police station area, on Wednesday. How he reached the railway tracks and the circumstances of his death are still unknown. The police handed over the body to the family after completing the post-mortem procedure. The exact circumstances of the elderly man's death are yet to be clarified, and the police are investigating the matter.