In a horrific incident, a 57-year-old man, working with the Ministry of Textiles, accidentally fell on the tracks of the Delhi Metro at Dilshad Garden Station and came under an approaching train following which his right foot was severed. The incident occurred on Thursday morning when the victim was on his way to office.
The injured has been identified as Zachariah Koshy, a resident of Shalimar Garden in Ghaziabad. According to a senior police official, the incident took place around 9.15 am on Thursday.
“Police had received a call that a man had “jumped before a moving train following which a team was dispatched for the spot,” said the senior police official.
“He was rushed to a GTB hospital where he is undergoing treatment. We have examined the footage of the incident, and there one can see that he accidentally fell on the tracks. He was there with his wife and standing very close to the edge of the platform. And, when the train was approaching he fell down and his feet got run over by it,” said the senior police official.
“Victim’s right foot got severed in the accident and his left foot is also very badly injured. Koshy’s son Ajeem is with him in the hospital. Police will record the Koshy’s statement, once he is in a better condition,” said the senior police official adding that further investigation is going on. A Delhi Metro official had earlier suspected that it might have been a case of a “suicide bid”.
Due to the incident, services were affected on the Red Line between Dilshad Garden and Shahdara stations. “Normal services were later restored,” the DMRC official said.