Civil service aspirant attempts suicide at Karol Bagh metro station

The man jumped in front of a Noida-bound train as it was approaching the platform, a senior DMRC official said.

A 23-year-old civil service aspirant allegedly attempted suicide by jumping in front of a metro train at Karol Bagh station this morning, the police said.

Metro services on the blue line were affected briefly due to the incident, but normal operations resumed soon after. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

The incident took place at 9:30 am on the Blue Line. The man jumped in front of a Noida-bound train as it was approaching the platform, a senior DMRC official said.

He sustained injuries on the head and has been admitted to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital, where he is under observation.

The civil service aspirant is a Mumbai native and was living with his friend in East Delhi’s Nirman Vihar, a police official said.

Metro services on the blue line were affected briefly, but normal operations resumed soon after, the DMRC official said.