A 76-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of the metro at Welcome Metro Station on the Red Line.
The incident occurred on Monday morning due to which metro services were also affected for half an hour.
The man has been identified as Khairaiti Lal, a resident of Panchsheel Garden in Shahdara area of Trans Yamuna.
Police said that the man was in depression and was undergoing treatment for last 3-4 months.
Police have also recovered a suicide note, which was left in drawing room of the deceased house.
“In his suicide note, Khairaiti Lal had not held anyone responsible for suicide,” said a senior police official.
According to a senior police official, a police control room (PCR) call was received around 7.13 am informing that a person had jumped on the track at Welcome Metro Station.
“On reaching spot, person wearing black lower white shirt was found under metro train on Platform No. 2. He was crushed under the trains and his head got severed,” said the senior police official.
“The body was shifted to GTB hospital mortuary. During investigation, CCTV footages were scanned and it was found that the man jumped on the track before train at 6.35 am,” said the police official privy to investigation adding that further investigation is on.