Both the retired judge and his wife jumped in front of trains, the police said. (Representational)
Highlights
- Judge was found lying dead on a rail track between Tirupati-Renigunta
- He may have committed suicide due to his deteriorating health: police
- Police said the wife also killed herself by jumping under another train
A retired district judge from Andhra Pradesh and his wife committed suicide by jumping in front of two different trains yesterday, the police have said.
A resident of Tirupati, the former judicial official P Sudhakar, 65, was found lying dead on a rail track between Tirupati and Renigunta, they said. The police suspect that his ill health was the reason for him to take his own life.
After learning about the death of her husband, his wife P Varalakshmi, 56, also killed herself by jumping in front of another train at the same spot, police said.