Librarian jumps in front of train at Delhi Metro's Najafgarh station, dies on spot

According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, services normalised in 15 to 20 minutes after the incident. File photo

A 31-year-old librarian died on Monday after he allegedly jumped in front of a moving train at Delhi Metro's Najafgarh station, police said.

The police received information at 9.26 am on Monday that a person had jumped in front of a train at Najafgarh, PTI reported quoting a senior officer said.

The victim was identified as Manish Kumar, a resident of Prem Nagar in Delhi's Najafgarh. He died on the spot, the report said quoting the officer.

CCTV footage has been checked and his family members also reached the spot. Kumar was a librarian in Uttrakhand's Devprayag. He was married and had one daughter, the report said.

Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC are being done and further inquiry is underway, the police added.

According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, services normalised in 15 to 20 minutes after the incident.

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On June 9, an unidentified person died allegedly after he jumped in front of a metro train here on Friday.

The incident took place at the Sector 52 station here on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's corridor, a police official said.

"The incident was reported in the morning after which officials of the local Sector 49 police station rushed to the spot," the official said.

Meanwhile, on February 12, a "mentally ill" man allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving train at Mayur Vihar-1 metro station on the Blue Line in east Delhi on Sunday, police said.

Ajay Laxman Pakhale, a former senior manager at Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), jumped from the station's platform no. 1, they said.

Officials sources told Press Trust of India that there was a "brief delay" in metro services due to the incident, impacting other trains on the corridor, add However, a passenger requesting anonymity said, "I boarded the train at around 1.50 pm from Noida sector 18 station for Rajiv Chowk station, but it got stuck at the next station at Noida sector 16. (Agencies)