Delhi: Man Dies After Jumping in Front of Moving Metro in Suspected Suicide

New Delhi: 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.

Official sources said there was a "brief delay" in metro services due to the incident, impacting other trains on the corridor.

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.

"After a few minutes, it was announced that the train would not move further. All passengers deboarded the train and it returned to Noida. No train came for the next 20-25 minutes," the passenger said.

Earlier in the day, police said, a call was received from the station controller of Mayur Vihar-1 metro station, saying a man had jumped in front of a moving train.

The victim was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital where he was declared brought dead. Later, his father and sister were informed, a senior police officer said.

It was found during inquiry that the man was "mentally ill" and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, he said.

"During an analysis of CCTV footage, it was found that the man jumped on his own from platform no. 1 at Mayur Vihar-1 metro station at 1:51 pm. Further inquiry is underway and inquest proceedings have been initiated," he added.

Pakhale did his M Tech from IIT-Kanpur and worked with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for four years. After that, he had joined GAIL as a senior manager, but resigned in November 2022, police said.