A 30-year-old woman attempted suicide by jumping in front of an incoming metro train at the Janakpuri West station on Monday evening, stalling metro services for 45 minutes on the Dwarka-Noida/Vaishali route.
She was rushed to the Chanan Devi Hospital where her condition was stated to be critical, a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official said. Though the incident happened at around 7.30 pm, rescue workers were able to extricate the woman after 45 minutes at 8.15 pm.
Metro operations on the Blue line had to be suspended for the rescue op. “The driver applied the emergency brake but couldn’t stop the train on time,” an official said.
The as yet unidentified woman boarded the train at Rajouri Garden and had a token for Uttam Nagar West. “She disembarked at Janakpuri West. Few minutes later, she jumped on the tracks,” the official added.
Although the metro services resumed around 8.20 pm, there was heavy rush due to the bunching of trains. Passengers going towards Dwarka were stuck for over an hour and those returning were also delayed since only one track was functional.