A 54-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a coming metro at the AIIMS metro station on Tuesday.
According to the police, the deceased, Harjeet Singh, was into CCTV business at the Nehru Place and took the extreme step as he had allegedly incurred losses in his business.
Police have recovered a suicide note and a mobile phone from the possession of the deceased and the family of the deceased has been informed.
Police said that they have informed Singh’s daughter who had reached the mortuary of the AIIMS trauma center. The daughter told police that her father was depressed about his business not doing well, they added.
Harjeet allegedly jumped in front of the metro at the platform number 2 of the AIIMS Metro station moving towards Samaypur Badli. He was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre where he was declared brought dead, police said.
The police added that Harjeet Singh was a resident of West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar area. Inquest proceedings have been initiated. Metro services on the line were affected briefly.