Home Guard rescued from suicide attempt in Tumakuru after alleged workplace pressure
Tumakuru: In a dramatic rescue operation, a home guard in Tumakuru city, who was allegedly driven to attempt suicide due to workplace pressures imposed by his senior, was prevented from taking his own life by local fire brigade staff members and police officers.
The home guard, identified as Jayanna and hailing from Koratagere town, reportedly climbed a banyan tree located on the premises of the Home Guards office near Kyatasandra in Tumakuru on Tuesday morning, with the intention of ending his life. Before taking this drastic step, he had sent messages to friends on both Facebook and WhatsApp, expressing his inability to bear the alleged torment inflicted by his superior.
Upon receiving information about Jayanna's messages and his actions on the office premises, personnel from the local fire brigade and the police responded. They managed to not only pacify Jayanna but also convinced him to descend from the tree, thus averting a tragedy.
A case pertaining to this incident has been registered at the Kyatasandra Police Station, and further investigation is currently underway.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
