A youth, believed to be 25-year old, was found dead near a railway track in Kavi Nagar area here this afternoon.
Police said they were investigating whether he was hit by a speeding train or someone placed him on the railway track after killing him.
Some passers-by called up police, saying a youth was lying dead near the track.
The youth's identity was yet to be ascertained, police said adding the body had been sent for post mortem.
