Kerala Tragedy: Missing Kollam Teen and Relative Found Dead on Angamaly Railway Tracks

Early Thursday morning, commuters on the busy Angamaly‑Kottayam line were shocked to see two bodies lying on the tracks, their lives cut short in a grim tableau that has left a whole community reeling.

The victims were identified as Vismaya, a 15‑year‑old Class 10 student from Valathungal, Kollam, and her 21‑year‑old relative, Abhilash, who hailed from Pallimon in Nedumpana. Both names were quickly confirmed by the police after the discovery.

Police in Eravipuram had already registered a missing‑person report for Vismaya, while a separate case for Abhilash was on file with the Kannanallur station. The two investigations converged when the railway authorities reported the bodies, leading officers to suspect the pair might have met a tragic end together.

According to school officials, Vismaya left home on Friday morning, telling her parents she was heading to school. Strangely, she was not in her uniform but in casual wear. When she failed to appear in class, teachers checked the school’s WhatsApp group and noticed that Vismaya’s mother’s number had been removed – an odd detail that raised immediate alarm.

Parents, bewildered, received a frantic call from the school. It later emerged that Vismaya herself had likely taken her mother’s contact off the group before her mother left for work. The school and her family promptly lodged a complaint with Eravipuram police.

While investigators were tracing Vismaya’s steps, they learned that Abhilash – a catering‑job worker who lived with his grandparents – had also vanished. He was known to the girl; the two were close relatives who spent time together in the neighborhood.

Police now believe that after leaving home, Vismaya met up with Abhilash and the duo travelled to Angamaly, perhaps intending to end their lives together. An ID card found in Abhilash’s pocket at the scene helped officials confirm his identity, and the find was relayed to the Eravipuram unit.

The Kerala Police are treating the case as a possible suicide, but the investigation remains open. Detectives are sifting through mobile records, witness statements, and the couple’s recent interactions to piece together exactly what led them to the railway tracks.

Friends and relatives have expressed shock and grief, urging anyone with additional information to come forward. The tragedy has reignited conversations about mental‑health awareness and the pressures faced by young people in the state.