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Elderly man walks on Namma Metro tracks disrupting train services in Bengaluru
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News18•13-10-2026, 09:18
Elderly man walks on Namma Metro tracks disrupting train services in Bengaluru
- •An elderly man jumped onto the metro tracks at Deepanjalinagar Metro Station in Bengaluru creating panic on Monday night
- •Train services on the Purple Line were temporarily suspended for 15 minutes following the bizarre incident
- •Metro services between Vijayanagar and Challaghatta were disrupted from 8:15 PM to 8:30 PM
- •Security personnel acted swiftly to halt train movement and rescue the unidentified man to safety
- •Byatarayanapura station police confirmed that the incident was not a suicide attempt and an inquiry is underway
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Metro services on the Purple Line were temporarily suspended for 15 minutes after an elderly man jumped onto the tracks between Deepanjalinagar and Mysuru Road stations and took a walk.
The incident caused a temporary disruption in train services specifically between the Vijayanagar and Challaghatta metro stations from 8:15 PM to 8:30 PM on Monday.
No, officials from the Byatarayanapura station police stated that the elderly man entering the tracks was not a suicide attempt, and an inquiry into the incident is currently underway.
