New Delhi, February 24 – A 45-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping onto train tracks at the Uttam Nagar East Metro Station on Tuesday, police said. This marks the second suicide at the Uttam Nagar East Metro Station in the past five days.
According to an official release issued by Kushal Pal Singh, DCP (Metro), information regarding the incident was received at 10:12 am. "Information was received from the controller of Uttam Nagar East Metro Station via DD No. 14A at 1012 hrs regarding a person jumping onto the Metro track," the officer stated.
Police personnel rushed to the scene and found that the man had allegedly jumped onto the tracks from the platform of the Uttam Nagar East Metro Station. "Upon reaching the scene, it was revealed that one person had committed suicide by getting down on the track from the platform of the Uttam Nagar East Metro Station. The body was retrieved from the track," the release said.
The deceased has been identified as Maharaj Singh, son of Handu Ram, from the Karoli district of Rajasthan.
He worked as a whitewasher. His body was retrieved from the tracks and taken to DDU Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Maharaj Singh had been struggling with depression for several years and was receiving treatment at RML Hospital, having visited the facility just a day before the incident. He had come to Delhi to attend the wedding of his elder brother's daughter. He is survived by his wife, an 18-year-old daughter, and two sons aged 17 and 20.
The body has been shifted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital for post-mortem. "The body has been shifted to DDU Hospital. An inquest proceeding under Section 194 of the BNSS has been initiated in this matter," the release added.
Police have registered an inquest proceeding under Section 174 of the CrPC and are investigating the circumstances of the incident.
Tuesday's incident marks the second suicide at the Uttam Nagar East Metro Station in the past five days.
Earlier on Friday, a 17-year-old boy tragically died after allegedly jumping in front of a train at the Uttam Nagar East Metro station.
Police suspected that personal issues may have led him to take the extreme step.