Indian PM's relative killed

A relative of the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, has been killed when he was thrown off a moving train near Kosikalan in Uttar Pradesh.

Manish Mishra was thrown from the train with two of his friends after they tried to prevent a group of men from teasing some girls.

Police say local villagers spotted his body near the railway tracks. One of his friends was found lying badly injured nearby.

Police are now searching for the assailants.

Manish Mishra is the grandson of Mr Vajpayee's sister. The prime minister has left for Kosikalan to attend the funeral.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service