A woman in her thirties was found hanging from a pipe inside a store room at Kashmere Gate Metro station in Delhi on Thursday, police said.
According to the police, the woman, still unidentified, was spotted by a sweeper who had gone inside the room on platform 2, where the station stores sprinklers. He immediately informed the CISF personnel posted in the area and the administration. No suicide note was recovered from the spot.
The woman was then rushed to the hospital and was declared dead on arrival.
Following the incident, the CCTV footage of the platform was accessed to see how she entered the store room on the platform.
“It appears that the woman went inside the room that is usually empty and is only frequented by the staff, around 11pm and hanged herself from the pipe. She used her dupatta to prepare the noose. Since all the staff had gone home by then, no one saw her. Her body was spotted early in the morning by a sweeper who came to clean the store,” a senior police officer said.
The police are trying to ascertain the woman’s identity, till the her body will be preserved at the mortuary. “She was not carrying any bag or ID that would help us ascertain her identity. There is no suicide note. We have contacted local police station of nearby district to help us identify her. The investigation is on. Meanwhile, we are also analysing the CCTV footage to see of she entered the metro station with someone or she was alone. We are exploring all angles in the case,” a police officer said.
