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Kolkata: Metro train services disrupted as woman kills self

PTI
Published : Feb 19, 2017, 1:42 pm IST
Updated : Feb 19, 2017, 1:58 pm IST

A woman and her child jumped onto the track when a Kavi Subhash bound train was approaching the Netaji Bhawan station.

Representational image (Photo: File)
 Representational image (Photo: File)

Kolkata: Metro train services were disrupted for a brief period on Saturday night 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 onto 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.

Tags: kolkata metro, suicide attempt, child injured, woman died
Location: India, West Bengal, Calcutta [Kolkata]