In a spine-chilling incident in Ballabhgarh, Faridabad, a 36-year-old labourer led his four young sons (ages 3–9) onto the railway tracks and held them tightly as an express train approached, fatally hitting all five family members on Tuesday afternoon . Moments before the disaster, the father - seen offering the children chips and cola - ignored their desperate pleas even as the train neared.

Local authorities have launched a mental health and socio-economic inquiry into the unfathomable act, with the police suggesting that mounting pressures may have triggered this extreme decision. The incident, occurring under a local flyover, has left the community and the nation reeling, prompting urgent calls for improved support systems and mental health interventions in struggling households.

Witnesses and social media users are struggling to comprehend the inexplicable horror, while the wider public grapples with how a father could take his children to such a fate. The tragedy underlines the need for timely aid to families in crisis - before desperation turns deadly.