A vegetable vendor named Sheikh Rafiq from Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, committed suicide by jumping in front of the Gorakhpur-Pune Special train on Saturday morning. He was allegedly being pressured by the police to withdraw his complaint regarding a robbery that occurred 10 days prior. Rafiq had been robbed of 86,000 rupees...
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by six masked assailants while returning home from his business in the Khalapa area on April 17th. After the incident, he stopped going to the vegetable market and remained at home. His family reported him missing on Saturday morning after he was found dead at Mathela Station. The family alleges that Rafiq was constantly being called to the police station to give statements and was feeling pressured.