A 45-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in Delhi on Tuesday.
The incident occurred during morning hours and the metro services were disrupted for 15-20 minutes on the Blue Line, which connects Dwarka to Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
The deceased has been identified as Pramod Kumar, a resident of the city’s Sirsapur area who committed suicide by jumping in front of a train going towards Noida.
“Police was informed at around 9.34 am on Tuesday following which team rushed to the spot.
Kumar was rushed to Lady Harding hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead,” said Dinesh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Delhi Metro.
“The police team are investigating the matter and examining CCTV footage of the incident. He used to work at the ESI hospital in Rohini but had left his job some time ago. His wife had left him about five years ago, and they did not have any child.
He was travelling to Noida to withdraw his provident fund,” said the official privy to investigation.
“Though his family members are not sure about the step taken by him, but, prima facie, circumstances indicate that he jumped before a train as he was troubled,” said the officer.
Located at Delhi’s Connaught Place, Rajiv Chowk is an interchange station which sees footfall of lakhs of commuters everyday.
The Blue Line meets the Yellow Line at this station. The Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro connects Gurgaon in Haryana to Samaypur Badli, a suburb in north Delhi.