Delhi Man Dies After Jumping In Front Of Metro Train At Udyog Bhawan On Yellow Line

A man allegedly died by suicide by jumping in front of a train that was approaching a station on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line.

A man allegedly died by suicide by jumping in front of a train that was approaching a station on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line.

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Delhi News: A 39-year-old man allegedly died by suicide by jumping in front of a train that was approaching a station on Delhi Metro's Yellow Line on Wednesday, news agency PTI reported on Wednesday, citing officials. The man was diagnosed with cancer. He was a resident of Mukundpur area in the national capital.

Following the incident, a senior DMRC official said that services were delayed for about 35 minutes on the corridor after the incident occurred at Udyog Bhawan Metro Station. The Delhi Police officials said that the man was upset due to his "illness,"  though "no suicide note was recovered,"  PTI reported. A PCR call about the incident was received at Rajiv Chowk Police Station.

The police officials said that a team reached the spot, and on enquiry and after seeing CCTV footage, "it was found that the person had committed suicide" by jumping in front of the train around 11:30 am at the station's platform no. 2, PTI reported.

The wife of the deceased told the police that her husband was earlier working as a painter, but "since he was suffering from cancer, so nowadays he was not working, due to his illness," as reported by PTI. The police said that the body has been shifted to the RML hospital. Inquest proceedings under section 174 of the CrPC (unnatural death) is underway.  The officials further stated that a mobile number was found written in a slip recovered from his pocket.

The body has been sent to mortuary for post-mortem. His wife also told the police that he was under treatment from a leading hospital and he recently underwent a surgery.

The train was going to Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official added. The Yellow Line connects Millenium City Center-Gurugram and Samaypur Badli in Delhi.

The DMRC in a statement said, "A male passenger allegedly jumped in front of an approaching train at Udyog Bhawan Metro station (going toward Vishwavidyalaya) at 11.30 AM today. The passenger was retrieved and was sent to the nearest hospital, and Delhi Metro Rail Police was also apprised," as quoted by PTI. The DMRC official said train services were "briefly regulated during this period and normal train movement was restored at 12:04 pm".