Overview
- Railway authorities alerted police after a person was struck on the track and officers found a body near a railway pole close to Tendua village.
- Officials identified the deceased as 18-year-old Abhay Vishwakarma of Araji Phulai village in Azamgarh district.
- Railway statements say the Krishak Express, running from Varanasi to Lucknow, hit the youth while he was walking along the track.
- Ballia police informed the family, took custody of the body, and said further legal proceedings and any investigation are under way.
- The account is drawn from a PTI news-service report republished by ThePrint and News18 and relies on statements from police and railway officials rather than independent reporting.