The Delhi Police saved life of a 42-year-old man who was trying to commit suicide by jumping off the Andrews Ganj flyover in the national Capital. The man, hails from Almora in Uttarakhand and he is a food delivery executive, who has been living in Delhi for around four years.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, the man came to the flyover to attempt suicide after consuming alcohol with a friend on Sunday evening.
“Around 6 PM, when Kotla Mubarak Pur Station House Officer (SHO) Vinay Kumar Tyagi was patrolling the area, he received information that a man was trying to jump from the Andrews Ganj flyover.
“He immediately alerted the local staff, motorcycle patrolling team as well as the PCR staff,” said the DCP.
“When SHO Tyagi reached the spot with his team, they spotted a man who was trying to jump from the Andrews Ganj flyover.
The man was standing near the flyover iron railing and was loudly saying that he is “disappointed with his life” and “wanted to die”,” said the DCP.
“The SHO deployed police personnel near the flyover and another team with net under the flyover as he himself tried to engage the man in talks and assured him of all help,” said the DCP.
“In the meantime, the SHO signalled Constable Vipul and Assistant Sub-Inspector Subhash to grab the person and he was rescued from taking any drastic step. The man was counselled and later handed over to his acquaintance,” said the DCP adding that his wife and two children stay with him in Khel Gaon area of Hauz Khas