The family of M Megha, a 24-year-old IB officer found dead on a railway track in Thiruvananthapuram, has filed a complaint seeking an investigation into her death. While police suspect suicide due to a recent breakup, her family maintains she had no reason to be near the tracks. Megha’s mobile phone will undergo forensic analysis.
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