Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Mother Killed by Train Saving Son at Bhadohi Crossing
Shiv Kumari was at a nursing home with her son, Vishal.
Police said Vishal had been drinking and asked her for money to buy liquor.
She refused, and the two argued.
Vishal then ran toward railway tracks and threatened to die by suicide.
A train was approaching when Vishal stood on the track.
His mother pushed him away from the train.
The train hit and killed her, while Vishal was injured.
He was taken to a hospital and later referred to a trauma centre in Varanasi.
Shiv Kumari, 46, died while trying to save her 20-year-old son, Vishal Rajbhar, from an approaching train.
Police said Vishal had consumed alcohol and threatened to jump onto the tracks after his mother refused him money for liquor.
The incident occurred late Thursday evening at the Indira Mill railway crossing in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh.
Eyewitnesses told police that Kumari pushed Vishal away from the tracks but was struck by the train herself.
Vishal survived with injuries and was referred from the district hospital to the BHU Trauma Centre in Varanasi.
- Who
- Shiv Kumari, 46, and her son Vishal Rajbhar, 20.
- What
- Kumari was killed by a train while pushing Vishal away from the tracks, according to police and eyewitness accounts.
- When
- Late Thursday evening; police provided details on Friday. One report was dated August 21.
- Where
- The Indira Mill railway crossing in the Kotwali area of Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said Vishal went to the tracks after Kumari refused his request for money to buy liquor.
- Deceased
- Shiv Kumari, aged 46
- Injured
- Vishal Rajbhar, aged 20
- Location
- Indira Mill railway crossing, Kotwali area, Bhadohi
- Reported trigger
- Kumari refused Vishal's request for money to buy liquor
- Police officer quoted
- Kotwali Station House Officer Shailesh Kumar Rai
- Medical treatment
- Vishal was taken to the district hospital and later referred to the BHU Trauma Centre in Varanasi
- Family circumstances
- Kumari had gone to a private nursing home to visit her elder daughter, Pushpa Rajbhar, who had recently given birth to a boy
