Bengaluru: Namma Metro services on Purple Line between Vijayanagar and Challaghatta were disrupted for 15 minutes Monday evening after a 65-year-old man got onto the tracks between Deepanjali Nagar and Mysore Road stations.
The disruption occurred between 8:15pm and 8:30pm, during which a few trains were held up. Normal services on the entire Purple Line resumed at 8:30 pm. A police officer said, “The 65-year-old man, identified as Somanna, entered the tracks at Mysuru Road station, under the jurisdiction of Byatarayanapura police station, and attempted to walk towards Deepanjali Nagar station.
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