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A man from Kolkata jumps off a bridge after police promise him a job and biryani.

By - 23 Jan 2024 06:43 PM

Kolkata: According to an officer, they had to lure a man with a packet of briyani and promise him a job in order to get him to come down from a bridge he had climbed with the intention of killing himself.

The incident occurred on Monday afternoon and caused significant traffic disruption for almost thirty minutes through one of the busiest streets in the city, according to the police officer from Karaya station.The man, who was subsequently identified as a 40-year-old local resident, claimed to have experienced extreme emotional distress as a result of his divorce and concurrent financial hardships brought on by losses in his business.

The man has been experiencing extreme emotional stress; he was later revealed to be a 40-year-old local resident.

He was riding his two-wheeler to Science City with his older daughter at 2:30 p.m. He told her that he was trying to find his cell phone, which had fallen somewhere on the road, when he abruptly stopped close to the bridge. He threatened to jump off the bridge after leaving her standing in the middle of the road, the policeman said.

He added that witnesses reported seeing members of the fire department, Kolkata Police Disaster Management Group (DMG), and a team from the local police station arrive at the scene and begin speaking with him.