A 26-year-old man believed to be mentally-challenged climbed an electricity pole in a crowded area in Noida on Monday morning and refused to get off for at least half-an-hour, leading to chaos just as office rush was building up. The incident occurred around 8.30 am at Shivalik Marg, near the Noida City Centre.
According to a senior police official, the man, identified as Aniruddh from Bihar’s Betiah district, came down with the help of a crane from the Electricity Department.
“After receiving a call regarding the man, a police team from Sector 24 station reached the spot along with officials from the Fire department to bring him down,” said the senior police official.
“It was only after some 30 minutes that the man could be convinced and was brought down safely with the help of a crane from the Electricity Department,” the senior police official added.
According to Pradeep Tripathi, Station House Officer (SHO), Noida’s sector-24 police station, Aniruddh was released after sometime.
“He is mentally challenged. The reasons why he climbed the poll or why he was in that area are not known yet. We are talking to his family members,” said SHO.
