Cops foil suicide bid by student after friend dials 100

NT Correspondent Bengaluru: In a swift action, the JP Nagar police on Monday, rescued a student who was about to commit suicide by allegedly cutting his wrist at a PG in Bengaluru. The student has been identified as Amen Anil, a native of Pune, who had been pursuing a course in Food Technology from Jain College in the city.

According to his friends, Anil had been suffering from depression for the past several days. The incident came to light when one of Anil’s friends received a text message from Anil saying that he was going to end his life. Shocked, the friend immediately dialed the police control room and alerted the cops regarding this.

The Hoysala police rushed to the spot and found Anil writhing in pain with his wrist cut and blood oozing out of it. The police shifted him to a nearby hospital. Further investigation revealed that the student had taken the extreme step following depression. The police said that the youth is now out of danger and his condition is improving.