A man died after entering the path of a train at Lajpat Nagar Metro station in Delhi on Monday morning, briefly disrupting services on the Violet Line and prompting a response from metro police and station staff.
According to the metro police, the Nehru Place Metro police station received information at 9:57 am that a person had jumped in front of a train on platform number one at Lajpat Nagar station. A police team reached the station and, with the assistance of metro employees, removed the injured man from the tracks and took him to a hospital.
Doctors at the hospital declared him dead. The deceased was identified as Sanjay Chopra, a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur, after the police confirmed his identity and contacted his family.
Police said a note was found in Chopra’s pocket. Based on the initial information reported by the police, the note did not hold anyone responsible for his death. It also included a request that the body be handed over to his family, according to the report.
The body was sent for post-mortem examination. The police are continuing the required procedures and have contacted the deceased’s relatives following confirmation of his identity. The source report did not provide further details about the circumstances leading to the incident.
The incident affected metro operations on the Violet Line for approximately 15 minutes. The temporary interruption caused inconvenience to passengers using the route during the morning period. The report did not specify the number of services delayed or the exact number of commuters affected.
Lajpat Nagar is an important interchange and commercial area in south Delhi, and short disruptions at the station can affect passengers travelling along the Violet Line. The police and station staff’s response focused on removing the injured man from the tracks and arranging medical assistance before the hospital confirmed his death.
The next formal steps are the post-mortem examination and the completion of police procedures before the body is handed over to the family. No further operational disruption or additional metro action was reported after the temporary service interruption.
