A 20-year-old BSc final year girl student of Miranda House girl tried to allegedly commit suicide by jumping in front of a Metro train at Indraprastha station on Thursday afternoon.
The driver of the train applied breaks but the girl sustained injuries on her head and waist and was rushed to lNJP Hospital where she was undergoing treatment and likely to survive, said police, adding that she took the extreme step as she was depressed by her performance in an exam after not doing well in the practical.
The girl has been identified as Anuradha, who is a Noida resident and was standing at platform number one of the Indraprastha station and jumped before a train heading towards Yamuna Bank station at around 2.20 pm, said DCP(Metro) Jitendra Mani.
As soon as the girl jumped before the train, there was commotion on the station. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel immediately came to the spot and rescued her from the rail line. Police was called and she was rushed to the hospital in a PCR van.
Her identity was established through her identity card which was found in her bag.