A 40-year-old man jumped in front of a Delhi Metro train here Sunday evening but escaped without any serious injury due to the driver's prompt action in stopping, officials said
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The incident led to train services on the Blue line (Noida City Centre-Dwarka) being disrupted for about 20 minutes.
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"Asif, a resident of Sadar Bazar, was standing at platform number 2 on R.K. Ashram Marg Metro Station, in central Delhi, when he suddenly jumped onto the tracks in front of the train heading towards Dwarka," said a Metro official.
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The alert train driver, seeing a man on the track, instantly applied the brakes, the official said.
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Asif was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital where his condition was said to be out of danger.
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Police said no suicide note was found on him and they were waiting for his statement to ascertain the reason for his action.
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