Metro services in Kolkata partially disrupted after man attempts suicide

Kolkata: Metro Railway services in the city were partially disrupted for about half an hour on Monday morning after a man attempted suicide in front of an approaching train at Gitanjali station, an official said.

An unidentified elderly person attempted suicide at 9.28 am at the station, leading to a partial disruption in services, a Kolkata Metro Rail official said.

Metro managed to run truncated service from Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station at Tollygunj to Dum Dum, the official added.

The services were resumed from 10.06 am, he said.