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Updated February 12th, 2023 at 18:57 IST

Ex-IITian, former-DRDO employee jumps in front of metro in Delhi to die by suicide

DCP Hareesh HP said the deceased was a native of Durg, Chhattisgarh. He had studied at IIT Kanpur and worked in DRDO for about four years.

Reported by: Abhishek Tiwari
Delhi Metro Station
Ex-DRDO employee dies by suicide at a Delhi metro station. (Image: Republic) | Image:self
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A 33-year old man jumped in front of a metro train at the Mayur Vihar Phase-1 metro station in Delhi on Sunday and died. The incident happened on the line connecting Dwarka Sector-21 and Noida Electronic City Center, which halted the metro operations on the line for about half an hour. The deceased has been identified as Ajay Laxman Pakhale, a former employee of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).  

Deceased said to be psychologically troubled 

According to the Delhi Metro Police, the incident occurred at 1.51 pm. The 33-year-old suddenly jumped in front of the metro station coming from the Dwarka side. 

On receiving information, the metro police from Yamuna Depot Metro police station, along with CISF, personnel rushed to the spot and took out the victim from under the metro. He was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital in critical condition, where he succumbed to his injuries. His family has been informed about the incident and the body has been sent for post-mortem. No, suicide note has been found from the deceased, so the reason of this extreme step is yet to ascertained. 

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Hareesh HP said the deceased was a native of Durg district, Chhattisgarh and was residing at Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi. Initial probe revealed that the deceased was psychologically ill and was under treatment at Apollo Hospital. He had studied at IIT Kanpur and worked in DRDO for about four years. He worked in GAIL as well. He was unmarried. 

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Published February 12th, 2023 at 18:57 IST

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