Kolkata: Girl jumps before train as lover commits suicide

Kolkata: A girl allegedly tried to commit suicide by jumping in front of a speeding train in Metro Railway in Kolkata on Wednesday after hearing the news that her lover had jumped from the Howrah Bridge, the police said. She was admitted to a hospital near Kalighat after she sustained injuries when hit by the train in Kalighat Metro Station, the police said.

She took the extreme step on Wednesday evening after hearing that her lover Bikash Sahu had jumped into the Hooghly river from Howrah Bridge following a quarrel with her over telephone, the police said. A college student, the girl is a resident of Ballygunge in Kolkata.

Bikash has been missing since jumping into the river this noon and River Traffic Police personnel have been carrying out search and rescue operations, sources said.