Man live-streams suicide bid on FB, cops save him

March 28, 2023 19:57

A 25-year-old man who live-streamed his suicide attempt on Facebook was saved by the swift intervention of the police in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri area, officials said on Tuesday.

According to the police, they received the information regarding the incident on Monday at 9.06 pm and a team reached the house of the victim at 9.09 pm.

The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operation unit of the Delhi police informed Nand Nagri police station SHO that the social networking platform had given information regarding the incident, deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said.

They also provide two contact numbers associated with the Facebook ID, Tirkey said.

The SHO, along with the staff, swung into action and rushed to the spot.

On the way, he also mobilised an emergency response vehicle, beat staff and PCR to the given address so that the person could be rescued, the police said.

After reaching the house, the 25-year-old man was found lying on a bed in a drowsy state.

His parents revealed that he was depressed since March 8 and was getting treatment for it, they said.

IFSO, Dwarka had also provided a photo and video where the man was seen holding tablets and "Bye. Forever bass. Aaj ke bad. Kabhi. Ye. Akh. Na. Khule. (Goodbye forever. After today, these eyes will not open)" was also written, they said.

The person revealed that he had consumed about 30 to 40 tablets of Methylcobalamin, Tripag 25 and Ryfxacare-400, empty wrappers of which were found in the dustbin, police said. -- PTI

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