Police save woman attempting to live-stream her suicide
A 32-year-old woman lawyer in Mumbai reportedly planned to jump off the 18th floor of an under-construction building and live-stream the suicide on social media. However, she was stopped from doing so in time as the police reached the spot and persuaded her against it. A resident of a nearby apartment had spotted the woman and informed the police.
In what could have been a repeat of last month's Arjun Bhardwaj suicide, a 32-year-old woman lawyer attempted killing herself in Mumbai while live-streaming her life's final moments on social media. Priyanka Jethalal Maru planned to jump off the 18th floor of an under-construction building. However, officials from the Mumbai Police who reached the location dissuaded her from taking her life. Maru was spotted on the 18th floor of an under-construction building in Mumbai's Sewri area by a resident of a nearby apartment. The resident informed the Mumbai Police control room, which sent a team to the location. Maru, who planned on jumping off the building, was seen shooting a selfie video. However, the police team, led by Inspector Shalini Sharma, persuaded her not to take the extreme step. Sharma, who is trained in handling such situations, was instrumental in dissuading Maru, news agency PTI reported. Maru was then taken into custody and later admitted to a hospital in Parel where she is being counseled. ARJUN BHARDWAJ INCIDENTLast month, 23-year-old college student Arjun Bhardwaj ended his life by jumping off the 19th floor window of a five-star hotel in suburban Bandra. Before smashing the hotel room's windows and jumping off, Bhardwaj live streamed his final moments on Facebook in a video that went viral on social media. The video prompted the Mumbai Police to run a suicide-prevention campaign on social media.(With inputs from PTI)