Chaotic scenes were witnessed at 7 Number Bus Stop after a man climbed a mobile phone tower to allegedly commit suicide on Tuesday morning. The man was allegedly feeling harassed after the BMC had seized his food stall.
Fire tender vehicles and officials of the district administration reached the spot and with the help of hydraulic platform the man was brought down. Before he was brought down forcibly, the officials tried to pacify him and persuaded him not to commit suicide.
later, he, identified as Dinesh Pal, was detained by the Habibganj police. Police said Pal used to earn his livelihood from a food stall near Board Office square, however, few days ago, an anti-encroachment squad of the BMC had seized his stall. He further claimed that BMC officials demanded more money to hand over his push trolley. On Tuesday morning Dinesh bought a rope and searched place for committing suicide. Finally he reached 7 number bus stop area, where he found a mobile phone tower with ladder. There, he tried to hang from the tower with the help of a rope, but having failed, he later climbed the tower.
Meanwhile, locals spotted him and informed the police and subsequently district administration and police officials reached the spot. Dinesh told the media persons that promises made by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan were not fulfilled. He said that he was a representative of Kavi community which comprises of around 2 lakh push trolley labours and climbed the tower to protest against the injustice faced by the community.
He was having a food stall near board office square which was seized by BMC and was assured that he would be provided with new place but the promise was not kept which was made by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.