Lucknow: A 39-year-old woman and her three daughters, including seven-year-old twin sisters, were killed after being run over by a train near Gandhi Nagar in Barabanki on Friday night.The incident occurred around 8.30 pm in Kotwali Nagar police station area. The deceased were identified as Kiran Devi Pal (39), wife of Ramtej Pal, and their daughters Kanishka (7), Anushka (7) and Kavya (5).The couple’s 12-year-old elder daughter, Riya, survived as she had accompanied her father to a market at the time of the incident.Ramtej Pal, a Class IV employee in the forest department, is originally from Bikauliya village under Baundi police station limits in Bahraich district. The family had been residing near Holi Baba Temple in Gandhi Nagar, Barabanki.According to preliminary information, Ramtej left home with Riya for the market while Kiran Devi and her three daughters stayed back. Police said the circumstances under which Kiran Devi and the children reached the railway tracks are not yet clear and are being looked into.The incident came to light after authorities received information that four people had been hit by a train near Gandhi Nagar. Police and administrative officials reached the spot, inspected the track area and began legal formalities. The bodies were taken into custody and sent for post-mortem.Police said preliminary inquiries indicated Kiran Devi had been undergoing medical treatment and had reportedly been experiencing physical weakness and mental distress due to a prolonged illness, though officials have not established any link between her condition and the incident.
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