The Kolkata Metro Railway is trying to find out how the incident of the body being found inside the tunnel of the Blue Line on Friday night, took place, informed official sources in the city Metro today.
In the wee hours of Friday, at around 2.15 a.m, an individual was spotted lying on the tracks about 100m from Park Street station of the Blue Line. The man was declared ‘brought dead’ at the hospital. Later during the day, the police informed the Press that the body had burn injuries on his wrist. In the preliminary observations, the marks appeared to be that of electrocution.
According to the city Metro official sources, the Kolkata Metro Railway is now investigating all angles as to how the incident could have possibly occurred. “The police are trying to find out the identity of the man. We are also trying to check and find out as to what could have happened,” informed an official. “Also, whether the individual was a maintenance staff or an outsider is also being found out,” he added.