Metro services disrupted in Kolkata after man attempted suicide

Kolkata: Metro services on the Dakshineswar-New Garia corridor in Kolkata were disrupted for more than 40 minutes on Friday after a man jumped in front of a train approaching the Sovabazar-Sutanuti station on the lower line, a spokesman said.

The suicide attempt occurred at 12.45pm and normal services on both the upstream and downstream lines resumed at 13.27pm.

The 30-year-old man jumped in front of the oncoming train from the lower line, causing services to be disrupted for 42 minutes on both the up and down lines between Dakshineshwar-Dumdum and Central-Kavi Subhas (New Garia).

The man was taken to hospital, but his condition was not immediately known.