Elderly man jumps in front of train at Delhi’s Ramesh Nagar metro station, dies

A 45-year-old Delhi Police ASI died on April 4 after jumping in front of a metro train. Ajay Kumar, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), was posted with the communications unit of the Delhi Police

A 65-year-old man committed suicide after jumping in front of a train at West Delhi’s Ramesh Nagar Metro Station on Wednesday, the second such incident this month.

Kumar, who jumped before the metro train at Jahangirpuri station, was apparently suffering from depression, the police said. He was undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Kangra. (Mohd Zakir / HT Photo)

A 45-year-old Delhi Police ASI died on April 4 after jumping in front of a metro train. Ajay Kumar, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), was posted with the communications unit of the Delhi Police. He was a resident of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district and was on a medical leave from February 2 to March 4.

Kumar, who jumped before the metro train at Jahangirpuri station, was apparently suffering from depression, the police said. He was undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Kangra.