The bodies of a homemaker and her minor daughter were found on railway tracks in Malda on Friday morning.

Residents of Krishnapally, a locality opposite Malda Medical College & Hospital, spotted the bodies and informed the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Malda Town station.

“It seems the woman jumped in front of a running train with her daughter. Both died on the spot. We are waiting for post-mortem reports and gathering further details,” said an official of the GRP.

The deceased were Kabita Haldar Gupta, 31, and her three-year-old daughter Sanghamitra.

During the preliminary investigation, the GRP learnt that she had got married to a schoolteacher 10 years back. The GRP found a “suicide” note near the bodies and is examining it, said sources.

Hanging

A 23-year-old woman was found hanging in her house on Christopher Road in Calcutta on Thursday morning. Anita Bera Barman was taken to the NRS Medical College and Hospital, where she was declared dead.