Man jumps on Bengaluru Metro tracks, alert security guard saves his life
3 months ago

Man jumps on Bengaluru Metro tracks, alert security guard saves his life

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Bengaluru Metro services were disrupted once again today when a 30-year-old youth from Bihar allegedly attempted suicide by jumping in the face of an approaching train on the tracks of the Jnanabharathi station on Purple Line at 2.13 pm. Smart action of pressing the emergency button by a woman security guard of a private agency brought the train to a halt saving Siddharth’s life. An official release from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited said, “As per preliminary information, no injuries have been reported. A spate of incidents of public deliberately or accidentally falling on Metro tracks have rocked BMRCL since last year which disrupted train operations.

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Viral video: Man begs inside Bengaluru metro train, prompts authorities to take action
1 week, 2 days ago

Viral video: Man begs inside Bengaluru metro train, prompts authorities to take action

Live Mint  

Bengaluru has been gaining social media attention for all the wrong reasons in the past couple of months. Recently, a video went viral showing a man begging inside the Bengaluru Metro train. In the video, a differently abled man wearing a skull cap begged from one passenger to another inside the train. The official stated that the man boarded the …

Man, 30, jumps in front of Bengaluru Metro train, quick rescue restores services in 17 minutes
3 months ago

Man, 30, jumps in front of Bengaluru Metro train, quick rescue restores services in 17 minutes

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old man from Bihar jumped onto the metro tracks at Jnanabharathi station in Bengaluru on Tuesday afternoon, just as a train was approaching. The incident took place on Bengaluru Metro's purple line. Metro disruptions surge Earlier this month, a 21-year-old Bengaluru man pressed the ETS in the metro train, causing the Purple Line to be disrupted for 10 minutes. …

Bengaluru: Two visually challenged students fall on Metro tracks, escape unhurt
4 months ago

Bengaluru: Two visually challenged students fall on Metro tracks, escape unhurt

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Two visually challenged students escaped unhurt after they fell on the tracks of Platform 3 of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Interchange Metro Station on Monday afternoon. A top official said this was the first incident involving visually challenged persons after Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited commenced operations in October 2011. S Yogesh, 22, M Bhuvan, 18, and Ravikumar, 20, visually challenged …

Siblings die by suicide after mother’s death by jumping in front of train near Bengaluru outskirts: Report
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Siblings die by suicide after mother’s death by jumping in front of train near Bengaluru outskirts: Report

Hindustan Times  

Overwhelmed by grief following their mother’s death, a 26-year-old woman and her 22-year-old brother took their lives by leaping in front of a moving train in Sidlaghatta, Chikkaballapur district. The siblings had been struggling with depression since their mother, Lalitamma, passed away four months ago, their father said. Their father, Nataraj, revealed that the siblings had been struggling with depression …

Bengaluru man dies after jumping in front of metro train, services disrupted
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru man dies after jumping in front of metro train, services disrupted

Hindustan Times  

A 57-year-old man took his own life by leaping in front of an oncoming train at the Doddakallasandra metro station in Bengaluru on Saturday. The incident at the Bengaluru metro station caused a massive traffic congestion on the Kanakapura main road. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited, which operates the Namma Metro, took to social media …

Passengers in stranded metro train make dangerous trek to station
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Passengers in stranded metro train make dangerous trek to station

The Hindu  

Passengers stranded in a metro train on the elevated section of the Green Line, a few hundred metres away from Doddakallasandra Metro Station where a man jumped to his death on the tracks bringing metro operations to a halt, had a harrowing experience on Saturday. At a height “Minutes after the train left Konanakunte Cross Metro Station, it came to …

Man jumps to death at Bengaluru metro station
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Man jumps to death at Bengaluru metro station

The Hindu  

A 57-year-old man jumped in front of an oncoming train on the electrified metro tracks at Doddakallasandra Metro Station on Kanakapura Road on Saturday around 5.45 p.m. Following the tragic accident, a train was stranded around 500 metres before Doddakallasandra station. The passengers had to be deboarded and made to walk precariously along the edge of the elevated corridor till …

Bengaluru metro’s Purple Line services disrupted after man jumps in front of train
6 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru metro’s Purple Line services disrupted after man jumps in front of train

The Hindu  

On Monday, a man jumped in front of a train at Hosahalli Metro station at 8.56 p.m., disrupting services for more than half an hour on the Purple Line. According to a statement from the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, “Trains from 8.56 p.m. were running a short loop service from Challaghatta to Mysuru Road and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station to …

Depressed man attempts suicide in front of train at Hosahalli Metro, Emergency Trip System usage saves him
6 months, 1 week ago

Depressed man attempts suicide in front of train at Hosahalli Metro, Emergency Trip System usage saves him

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A 34-year-old Bengalurean suffering from depression survived miraculously in his suicide attempt in front of a train approaching the Hosahalli Metro station on Monday night. He escaped with a minor head injury thanks to the prompt usage of the Emergency Trip System button on the platform. “It was nearing Platform 2 at 8.56 pm when a young man jumped …

Man slips between moving train and platform at Uttarakhand station, constable rushes to save his life
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Man slips between moving train and platform at Uttarakhand station, constable rushes to save his life

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking incident which occurred at a railway station in Uttarakhand, a man almost got crushed by a moving train. The passenger was carrying food items from the railway station and boarded the moving train. The video shows how the passenger tried boarding the moving train when he slipped between the train and the platform. Earlier, an RPF constable’s …

Bengaluru Metro news: Resident claims labourer not allowed to travel over clothes
8 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru Metro news: Resident claims labourer not allowed to travel over clothes

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Metro News: In yet another incident related to alleged discrimination at the Bengaluru Metro, a man working as a labourer was allegedly stopped from boarding a train because of his worn-out shirt, which had the top two buttons missing, a resident claimed on social media. The social media user wrote in a post on X that a labourer was …

Youth Commits Suicide On Metro Tracks In Bengaluru
9 months ago

Youth Commits Suicide On Metro Tracks In Bengaluru

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengarulu: A 19-year old identified as Dhruv Katkar allegedly committed suicide by jumping on tracks and came under the wheels of a moving metro train at Attiguppe Metro Station in Bengaluru city on Thursday at around 2.10 pm while the cause of the youth taking the drastic step to end his life on metro tracks was not immediately known. It …

Bengaluru metro security guard suspended over alleged misdemeanour with female passenger
9 months ago

Bengaluru metro security guard suspended over alleged misdemeanour with female passenger

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking development, a security guard working at the Bengaluru's Namma Metro was suspended on Wednesday for allegedly misbehaving with a female passenger. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday at the Jalahalli Metro Station, which is part of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited's ‘Green’ line. The woman filed a complaint in this regard with metro officials and also …

Man jumps on metro track in Bengaluru, dies. Purple Line faces brief disruption
9 months ago

Man jumps on metro track in Bengaluru, dies. Purple Line faces brief disruption

Hindustan Times  

The metro services at Bengaluru’s Purple Line have been briefly interrupted once again on Thursday afternoon after a person jumped on the track at Attiguppe metro station. Man jumps on metro track in Bengaluru, Purple Line faces disruption The man who jumped on the track has been dead after a train hit him. A few weeks ago, a man stepped …

Bengaluru metro services disrupted after man walks on track viaduct
9 months, 1 week ago

Bengaluru metro services disrupted after man walks on track viaduct

Hindustan Times  

The Purple Line metro services in Bengaluru briefly halted once again after a man stepped on the viaduct area of the Kengeri metro station. Bengaluru metro services disrupted after man walks on track viaduct The Namma Metro officials spotted a person walking on the viaduct near the tracks at 2.30 pm leading to the suspension of metro services for 27 …

In Delhi, man jumps in front of Metro train at INA station, dies
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In Delhi, man jumps in front of Metro train at INA station, dies

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old man died by suicide after jumping in front of a moving Metro train at Delhi's INA station, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place around 7pm on Saturday, when the man, identified as Ajitesh Singh, jumped in front of a Samaipur Badli-bound train from platform number 2, news agency PTI reported citing the police officials. Footage …

Bengaluru Youth Attempts Suicide by Jumping on Metro Track at Jalahalli Station
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru Youth Attempts Suicide by Jumping on Metro Track at Jalahalli Station

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: A youth allegedly attempted suicide by jumping onto metro rail tracks just as a train arrived at Bengaluru’s Jalahalli Metro Station on Friday evening. Police verified CCTV footage taken from the metro station to gather clues about the incident. Security personnel had rescued another passenger from the tracks at Indira Nagar Metro Station while she was trying to pick …

Bengaluru metro’s Green Line services disrupted after man jumps in front of train
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru metro’s Green Line services disrupted after man jumps in front of train

The Hindu  

A male commuter jumped in front of a train at Jalahalli metro station on Friday at 7.12 p.m. This incident resulted in disruptions in the Green Line operations until 8 p.m., according to Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.. B.L. Yashavanth Chavan, chief public relations officer of the BMRCL, said, “One of the passengers waiting at the platform end jumped in …

Bihar train accident: Villagers came with food, water, carried injured to clinic
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar train accident: Villagers came with food, water, carried injured to clinic

Hindustan Times  

Raghunathpur : It was late, but Ramgobind and Shyam Lal were working in their fields abutting Raghunathpur village on Wednesday night, watering the crop. At least four passengers were killed and dozens injured after coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya Northeast Express derailed in Bihar’s Buxar on Wednesday night. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Dhiraj Kumar, headmaster of the upgraded high school in …

On camera: Passenger slips while boarding moving train, here's what happened next
1 year, 5 months ago

On camera: Passenger slips while boarding moving train, here's what happened next

Firstpost  

In a nerve-chilling incident, a man while attempting to board a moving train slipped into the gap and narrowly escaped death. As per the Twitter post, Sunil Kumar tumbled while boarding Yeswanthpur to Nizamuddin train number 12649. Detailing the entire event, the central railway authority’s official account described that he failed to grasp the door handle, losing balance during his …

Two men try to cross Namma Metro tracks in Bengaluru, delay trains for 10 minutes
1 year, 10 months ago

Two men try to cross Namma Metro tracks in Bengaluru, delay trains for 10 minutes

The Hindu  

The Namma Metro trains in Bengaluru were delayed for 10 minutes after two passengers tried to cross the metro track and were immediately saved by security guards in the city on Saturday. The incident happened around 6 p.m. at the Mahakavi Kuvempu Road metro station on the Green Line, disrupting at least two trains on the line, according to Bangalore …

Bengaluru: CM Bommai seeks report as woman, toddler die after under-construction metro pillar collapse
1 year, 11 months ago

Bengaluru: CM Bommai seeks report as woman, toddler die after under-construction metro pillar collapse

India TV News  

Bengaluru: An FIR has been filed against 5 people in the incident where a metro collapsed in Bengaluru. A mother and her two-and-half-year-old son succumbed to injuries after an under-construction metro pillar of the "Namma Metro" - Bengaluru Metro - on Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout collapsed, police said on Tuesday. According to reports, a couple along with their …

Delhi: 50-year old man jumps in front of metro at Moolchand station on Violet Line
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: 50-year old man jumps in front of metro at Moolchand station on Violet Line

India TV News  

Highlights The injured man was sent to AIIMS Trauma Centre, Delhi The person identified as Mahendar jumped when a train reached platform number 1 Violet Line connects Kashmere Gate in Delhi and Raja Nahar Singh in Haryana. Delhi Metro's Violet line services were delayed on Thursday after a 50-year-old man jumped in front of a train at Moolchand station, police …

Woman 'accidentally' falls on Delhi Metro tracks, suffers minor injuries
3 years, 4 months ago

Woman 'accidentally' falls on Delhi Metro tracks, suffers minor injuries

India TV News  

A 25-year-old woman "accidentally" fell on Delhi Metro tracks at the Shadipur station when a train was approaching on Monday and suffered minor injuries, police said. A senior police officer said they received a call about a woman jumping onto the tracks, but she later told the police that she "accidentally" fell when the train was approaching the station on …

Two RPF Officers Lauded for Saving Life of Man Who Slipped on Rail Tracks While Jumping Off Moving Train
4 years, 4 months ago

Two RPF Officers Lauded for Saving Life of Man Who Slipped on Rail Tracks While Jumping Off Moving Train

News 18  

In an incident that will make you skip a heartbeat, a middle-aged man’s life was saved by alert police personnel on a railway station in Kalyan, Maharashtra. #WATCH On duty Railway Protection Force personnel K Sahu and Maharashtra Security Force personnel Somnath Mahajan at Kalyan railway station saved the life of a 52-year old passenger, who slipped between the platform …

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