Metro train services disrupted as woman commits suicide

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Feb 19 2017 | 12:22 AM IST
Metro train services was disrupted for a brief period tonight as a woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Netaji Bhawan station here, police said.
The woman and her child jumped into the track when a Kavi Subhash bound train was approaching the Netaji Bhawan station a little after 9 pm, the police said.
The woman died but the child survived with injuries and has been admitted to the city hospital, they said.
The identity of the woman and the cause of suicide was not yet known, the police said adding investigations were on.
The suicide led to disruption of Metro train services for a brief period.

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First Published: Feb 19 2017 | 12:22 AM IST

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