Kolkata Metro Services Affected After Man Jumps in Front of Train at Kalighat Station
Metro services in Kolkata were disrupted on Wednesday after a man tried to die by suicide by jumping in front of the train.
Kolkata, July 25: Metro services in Kolkata were disrupted on Wednesday after a man tried to die by suicide by jumping in front of the train. The incident occurred around 9:13 PM when a man jumped in front of an approaching train, as reported by the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Metro Rail Kolkata. The situation unfolded at Kalighat metro station. The injured person was taken to SSKM Hospital in critical condition. The details of the injured are yet to be established.
In another incident, earlier this month, a man and his father died by suicide after lying down on the tracks in front of a moving train approaching them, holding hands, and being eventually hit, at Bhayandar railway station near Mumbai.The police took the bodies in their possession and has sent them for postmortem. They were found lying at a short distance from Platform number 6 of Bhayander railway station, on the way towards Mira Road. Kolkata Metro Services Disrupted After Jumps in Front of Approaching Train.
The CCTV footage installed at the railway station showed that both men got down from the platform and walked towards Mira Road following the tracks. As soon as they saw the train approaching, they laid down on the track and got hit by the train bound to Churchgate. Delhi Metro Suicide Video: 30-Years-Old Man Jumps in Front of Moving Train at INA Station, Dies; Viewer Discretion Advised.
Based on preliminary investigation by the railway police, the father-son duo died by suicide owing to heavy debt caused by huge losses in the stock market. The father has been identified as Harish Mehta and the son was Jai Mehta. Both were residents of Nala Sopara in Maharashtra. While Harish Mehta used to work in the stock market, Jai Mehta was a DTP operator.
Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Helpline Numbers:
Tele Manas (Ministry of Health) – 14416 or 1800 891 4416; NIMHANS – 080-46110007; Peak Mind – 080-456 87786; Vandrevala Foundation – 9999 666 555; Arpita Suicide Prevention Helpline – 080-23655557; iCALL – 022-25521111 and 9152987821; COOJ Mental Health Foundation (COOJ) – 8322252525.
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