A 24-year-old Punjab-based journalist on early hours of Tuesday allegedly committed suicide after jumping in front of a moving train in outer Delhi's Narela area.
The victim has been identified as Amandeep Singh Brar, a resident of Sri Muktsar district in Punjab. Police said that Singh was working with a news channel in Chandigarh and he came to Delhi two days ago for treatment.
According to a senior police official, a police control room (PCR) call regarding the incident was received on Tuesday morning at 4:37 am in which caller told police that one person was run-over by train and he is laying on the track near pole number 376-378 Kisanganj.
"Acting on the call Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) was dispatched for the spot. The body was shifted to Subji Mandi Mortuary for the post-mortem and family persons informed," said the senior police official. "During initial investigation, it was revealed that the victim was suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) disease in spinal bone and was undergoing treatment at Apollo Hospital at Sarita Vihar Delhi," said the police official privy to investigation adding that the body has been shifted to Subji Mandi Mortuary for postmortem.
Singh was former student of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi. "Team IIMCAA is deeply saddened at the untimely demise of our beloved alumni Aman Brar," IIMC Alumni Association tweeted.
