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Bengaluru Metro Suicide at Kengeri Briefly Halts Purple Line in Morning Peak

Officials say CCTV shows a deliberate jump with no foul play suspected.

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The man succumbed to his injuries on the spot and died and the paramedical team immediately cleared the body from the track.
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Overview

  • Metro services were suspended between Mysuru Road and Challaghatta after the 8:15 am incident and fully resumed by 9:40 am, according to BMRCL.
  • The deceased was identified as 38-year-old Shantagoud Police Patil from Vijayapura, and police registered a case of unnatural death.
  • Investigators said the man jumped from the platform as a train entered Kengeri station, and he died on the spot.
  • Police and paramedical teams cleared the tracks, and the body was sent to Victoria Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
  • The disruption stranded commuters across west Bengaluru, renewing focus on safety measures such as platform screen doors planned for the upcoming Pink Line.