Delhi:
A 56-year-old man, the father of a local Congress leader allegedly committed suicide by leaping off the Paschim Vihar Metro Station in west Delhi area on Monday. The incident took place at around 8am. Police said that they have recovered a suicide note from him, which said that he was fed up with his life.
The man was discovered lying flat on his back in a pool of blood by a passerby who informed the local police and rushed him to Balaji Action Medical Institute. He succumbed to his injuries during the course of treatment.
The deceased was later identified as Naresh Patni, a resident of A Block in Paschim Vihar area. According to his family members he left home for office. Arun Patni, the son of the deceased, is a local Congress worker.
This is the second suicide at a Metro station within the past week.
Last Monday, a woman had jumped to death from the Punjabi Bagh Metro station. She was later identified as Bhavna, a 22-year-old Delhi University (DU) student. She was pursuing graduation through correspondence. Her father, an accountant with a private firm, was in Haridwar when she took the extreme step.
"The reasons for her taking the step are not known," said a senior police officer investigating the incident.
The police said the victim, a resident of Aman Vihar, went to the Metro station, climbed the railing and then jumped to death from a height of more than 40ft.
Past incidents
Feb 15, 2011: A 22-year-engineering student committed suicide by jumping off an elevated Metro station in Kirti Nagar of west Delhi. He was studying in the second year at a private college in Rajasthan.
August 6, 2010: A 52-year-old man attempted suicide by jumping before a train at Delhi's Janakpuri East metro station. The train operator immediately applied emergency brakes and the person was rescued.
March 7, 2007: A middle-aged man committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Chawari Bazar Metro station in central Delhi. The man died on the spot.
July 18, 2006: A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a Delhi Metro train at Chandni Chowk. The Twenty-five-year-old had been missing from home for a few days.
The man was discovered lying flat on his back in a pool of blood by a passerby who informed the local police and rushed him to Balaji Action Medical Institute. He succumbed to his injuries during the course of treatment.
The deceased was later identified as Naresh Patni, a resident of A Block in Paschim Vihar area. According to his family members he left home for office. Arun Patni, the son of the deceased, is a local Congress worker.
This is the second suicide at a Metro station within the past week.
Last Monday, a woman had jumped to death from the Punjabi Bagh Metro station. She was later identified as Bhavna, a 22-year-old Delhi University (DU) student. She was pursuing graduation through correspondence. Her father, an accountant with a private firm, was in Haridwar when she took the extreme step.
"The reasons for her taking the step are not known," said a senior police officer investigating the incident.
The police said the victim, a resident of Aman Vihar, went to the Metro station, climbed the railing and then jumped to death from a height of more than 40ft.
Past incidents
Feb 15, 2011: A 22-year-engineering student committed suicide by jumping off an elevated Metro station in Kirti Nagar of west Delhi. He was studying in the second year at a private college in Rajasthan.
August 6, 2010: A 52-year-old man attempted suicide by jumping before a train at Delhi's Janakpuri East metro station. The train operator immediately applied emergency brakes and the person was rescued.
March 7, 2007: A middle-aged man committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Chawari Bazar Metro station in central Delhi. The man died on the spot.
July 18, 2006: A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a Delhi Metro train at Chandni Chowk. The Twenty-five-year-old had been missing from home for a few days.
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