Mumbai Police Save 30-Year-Old Student Who Hinted About Suicide on Twitter
A 30-year-old diploma student from Kerala who indicated on Twitter that he intended to end his life was rescued from a hotel in Dadar in Mumbai by cyber police on Saturday, an official said.
Mumbai, Aug 1: A 30-year-old diploma student from Kerala who indicated on Twitter that he intended to end his life was rescued from a hotel in Dadar in Mumbai by cyber police on Saturday, an official said.
The Central Region cyber police station was tipped off about the situation, of a depressed man tweeting about his intention to commit suicide, by a journalist through Whatsapp on Saturday morning, he said. Student Suicide: 15-Year-Old Hangs Herself in Gurugram After Allegedly Being Slapped & Scolded by School Principal for Wearing Earrings, Having Long Nails.
"After information was received, we began a hunt for the man and soon his location was traced to a posh hotel in Dadar. A team led by Inspector Sanjay Govilkar and the hotel manager opened the room with a duplicate key. They found the man in the room with a knife. He was depressed as his girlfriend had decided not to marry him," he said.
The man, who had checked into the hotel on Friday night, was sent to a hospital where he was given expert counseling, the official added.
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