New Delhi, March 6 A woman was seriously injured after allegedly jumping onto the tracks at the Rajiv Chowk metro station here on Friday morning in an attempt to commit suicide, police said.
The incident was reported around 10:15 am at platform number 1 of the busy interchange station. The woman, who was approximately 45 years old, was found injured and unconscious, they said.
According to police, as the woman jumped onto the tracks, alert commuters pulled her away before a train could reach the platform, preventing a major tragedy.
Metro police and security personnel rushed to the spot soon after receiving information about the incident and took the woman to Lady Hardinge Medical College for treatment.
At the hospital, her medico-legal case was prepared. Doctors said the woman was currently "unfit to give a statement". Her statement will be recorded once the woman is declared fit by the doctors. A female police officer has been deployed at the hospital, police said.
No identification documents or personal belongings were found on the woman. A metro ticket recovered from the spot shows that she boarded the train from Janakpuri East station, they said.
Police are examining CCTV footage from the station and surrounding areas to ascertain her identity and the circumstances leading to the incident, an officer said.
