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. Metro staff rescued him and no one was injured. An approaching train was briefly halted during the incident, after which services resumed as usual.”
