Kasaragod, Jan 6: A 30-year-old woman from Wayanad, suspected to have fallen off from a train on Friday night near Bekal here, has died, police said.

The Bekal police, upon being informed by the Railway Protection Force about a person lying on the track, found the woman and took her to the hospital where she was declared dead.

The details of the woman, Aishwarya Joseph, was confirmed after the police and the locals found her handbag during an inspection of the locality.

Police said as per the preliminary investigation, it is suspected that she might have fallen off from the train resulting in severe injuries.

Further investigation is on, police said, adding that the body was handed over to the relatives after postmortem.

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Perth (PTI): India recorded a dominant 295-run win in the first Test after dismissing Australia for 238 in their second innings on day four here on Monday.

With the thumping win, India lead the five-match series 1-0.

It did not take long for India to complete formalities after reducing Australia to 227 for eight at tea. Chasing 534, the hosts were all out shortly after the break.

Travis Head (89) and Mitchell Marsh (47) showed fight in an otherwise underwhelming batting performance by the hosts. Alex Carey (36) was the last man to be dismissed.

Three wickets fell in the afternoon session after Mohammed Siraj reduced Australia to 104 for five at lunch.

India made a remarkable comeback after getting bowled out for 150 on the opening day as Australia were limited to 104 in response.

The second test begins in Adelaide from December 6.

Brief Scores:

India: 150 & 487/6 declared in 134.3 overs

Australia: 104 and 238 all out in 58.4 overs (Travis Head 89, Mitchell Marsh 47; Jasprit Bumrah 3/42, Mohammed Siraj 3/51).