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Man Dies After Jumping Before Train at Bengaluru’s Kengeri Metro Station

Metro services on the Purple Line were restored after a brief suspension during the morning rush.

Overview

  • Officials said the incident occurred around 8:15 am as a train approached the Kengeri platform.
  • BMRCL announced on X that services between Mysore Road and Challaghatta were halted and fully resumed by 9:40 am.
  • Kengeri police said CCTV footage shows the man jumping from the platform, and investigators are treating it as a suicide with no sign of foul play.
  • Identification details varied across reports, with some outlets naming the deceased as 38-year-old Shantagoud Policepatil and others noting police were still confirming his identity.
  • The suspension during peak hours disrupted commutes across west Bengaluru, and coverage referenced a rise in similar metro incidents that has prompted safety and mental-health concerns.