Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Father Dies By Suicide At Son’s 2012 Firing Death Site
Amarshibhai Sumra was the father of Pankaj, a boy who died in police firing in 2012.
Pankaj was 16 years old.
Amarshibhai had spent 14 years asking for justice for his son.
He died after jumping in front of a moving train near the same area.
His family said he was very upset after seeing his daughters miss their brother on Raksha Bandhan.
Three Dalit youths had died in the police firing after a clash at a fair.
The government created a team to investigate what happened.
The families say the team’s report has still not been released and are again asking when justice will come.
Amarshibhai Sumra, 53, died after jumping in front of a moving train in Thangadh.
The incident occurred near the area where his 16-year-old son, Pankaj Sumra, was killed in 2012.
Pankaj and two other Dalit youths died during police firing after a clash at the Tarnetar fair.
A state-appointed Special Investigation Team inspected the site, but its report has not been made public, according to the families.
Railway police began investigating Amarshibhai’s death as relatives renewed calls for justice in the firing case.
- Who
- Amarshibhai Sumra, 53, father of Pankaj Sumra, and the railway police investigating his death.
- What
- Amarshibhai died after jumping in front of a moving train near the site where his son was killed in 2012 police firing.
- When
- During the night, 14 years after the September 2012 firing incident.
- Where
- In the Thangadh area of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, on the route between Thangadh and Lakhmanchi.
- Why
- His family said he had been distressed and had spent years seeking justice for his son; they say the investigation report remains unpublished.
- Victim
- Amarshibhai Sumra, 53
- Son killed in firing
- Pankaj Sumra, 16
- Original incident
- Police firing following a clash during the Tarnetar fair in September 2012
- Other fatalities
- Dalit youths Mehul Rathod and Prakash Parmar also died
- Investigation
- A state-appointed Special Investigation Team inspected the firing site
- Report status
- The families say the investigation report has not been made public
- Train involved
- Hapa-Mumbai train