A man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving metro train at Rohini East station in outer Delhi on Monday.
The incident took place in the evening and the man, identified as Abhishek Gupta, aged around 35 years, was last spotted waiting for a train in platform number 2 of the Rohini East station on Delhi Metro’s Red line, a senior police official said. Gupta was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
However, the reason why he took the extreme step could not be ascertained yet. From the spot, police recovered Gupta’s broken mobile phone and his drivers’ license but no suicide note.He was a resident of Rohini Sector 14, the senior official said.
Meanwhile in an another incident, a 20-year-old woman identified as Jyoti jumped on tracks of Netaji Subhash Place situated on the same metro line (Dilshad Garden- Rithala).
This incident occurred at 11 pm on Sunday night. According to police officials, Jyoti was saved as she was rushed to the hospital on time where doctors provided her with appropriate aid. “Prima Facie it was revealed that Jyoti was undergoing depression as she had hidden her marriage from her parents for over two years,” said a senior police officer adding,
“Jyoti had tied knots with her boyfriend when she was 18 but did not inform her parents.” “Further investigation is underway,” added the officer.