Ranchi, March 14 A man jumped from the foot overbridge onto the roof of a train at the Ranchi railway station on Saturday, sustaining serious burn injuries after coming into contact with a high-tension overhead wire, police said.
The man was admitted to the Railway Hospital with burn injuries, they said.
The incident occurred on platform number 2.
"A person attempted suicide by jumping from the foot overbridge onto the roof of a train. After moving a short distance, he came into contact with the overhead electric wires and was injured," a railway statement said.
The Railway Protection Force and railway staff immediately reached the spot, and the injured person was promptly taken to the railway hospital for treatment, it stated.
Sohan Lal, a sub-inspector at the Ranchi railway police station, said the man came into contact with a high-tension overhead wire carrying around 25,000 volts, and fell immediately onto the roof, resulting in his clothes catching fire, he said.
The man, identified as Masko Oraon (28), was immediately rushed to the hospital, Lal said.