Srinagar:  An unidentified person was killed after a train hit him at Mazahama area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district.

The incident took place today evening at around 8:00 pm near Mazaham railway track.

“The man was walking in the prohibited area,” an official from railway department said.

The man is apparently a non-Muslim. So far no identity proof has been found from his possession, he said, adding that efforts are on to ascertain his identity.

The official said that a mobile phone was recovered from his pocket and that too without a sim card.

The official said that it is being investigated whether the man has committed suicide or the death was accidental. (GNS)