India, Oct. 5 -- Metro services on Bengaluru's Green Line were briefly affected on Saturday afternoon after a man jumped onto the tracks at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda (Majestic) Metro Station.

According to a statement from the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the incident occurred around 3.17 pm, when a male passenger leapt onto the track in front of a train heading towards Madavara.

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Metro staff and security personnel immediately rescued the individual and rushed him to a hospital for treatment.

The man has been identified as Veeresh (40), a D-group employee working at the Vidhana Soudha library, Deccan Herald reported. According to ...