A 31-year-old man, Devpalik Gupta, who was part of the digital communications team of Prashant Kishor‘s Jan Suraaj Party (JSP), was found dead on Tuesday (October 26, 2026). Devpalik Gupta was travelling with two of his colleagues on the Ranchi-Patna Janshatabdi Express when he mysteriously went missing on Monday afternoon. Police lodged an FIR about his disappearance around 9 pm the same day.
Gupta’s body was found near the railway tracks on the Ranchi-Muri line, in Jarwadih village, which falls under the Angara police station. According to station officer-in-charge Gautam Kumar Rajwar, preliminary investigation into Devpalik Gupta’s death suggests he fell off the moving train accidentally and died. Gupta’s body has been sent to Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi for postmortem.
Devpalik’s colleague, Gautam Kumar, who was travelling with him, said that the train Gupta was travelling on left for Patna at 2.25 pm on Monday. A few minutes later, Gupta went towards the pantry car to get food. That was the last time Gautam Kumar and another colleague named Nishant saw him. When he did not return after some time, his colleagues grew suspicious.
Gupta’s colleagues got down at the next station, Muri Junction, which was the first stop of the train since it departed from Ranchi, and lodged a complaint with the railway police (GRP). Following the complaint, the police began the search for Gupta. His body was found about 24 hours later in Jarwadih, between Ranchi and Muri, on Tuesday afternoon. The investigators are trying to establish the events that led to Devpalik Gupta’s death. The police are examining what happened after Gupta left his berth.
A post was made from JSP’s official account on X, condoling the death of Devpalik Gupta. “We are all stunned by the sudden demise of Devpalika Gupta, a colleague from the Jan Suraj social media team, in the train accident. He went too soon! Coming from an ordinary background, Dev played a pivotal role in taking the ideas and efforts of Jan Suraaj to every individual connected with Bihar through social media, relying on his talent and hard work—for this, the entire Jan Suraaj family will always remain grateful to him. May God grant peace to Dev’s soul and strength to his family in this hour of grief. !!Om Shanti!!” the message read.
जन सुराज सोशल मीडिया टीम के साथी देवपालिक गुप्ता का ट्रेन हादसे में हुए आकस्मिक निधन से हम सब स्तब्ध हैं। He went too soon! सामान्य पृष्ठभूमि से आने वाले देव ने अपनी प्रतिभा और मेहनत के बल पर सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से जन सुराज के विचार और प्रयास को बिहार से जुड़े हर व्यक्ति तक पहुंचाने में जो भूमिका अदा की है उसके लिए पूरा जन सुराज परिवार हमेशा उनका आभारी रहेगा। ईश्वर देव की आत्मा को शांति और उनके परिजनों को इस दुख की घड़ी में शक्ति दें। !!ॐ शांति!!
— Jan Suraaj (@jansuraajonline) October 27, 2026
Gupta was an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. He is said to have worked with several prominent newspapers, news channels and digital platforms. Hailing from the Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, Devpalik Gupta worked with Prashant Kishor for four years, since the Jan Suraaj campaign launched in 2022. He spearheaded the JSP’s social media campaign during the high-profile bypoll in the Bankipur assembly seat, in which Prashant Kishor emerged victorious.
