Man scales Howrah bridge, brought down

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Press Trust of India Kolkata/Howrah
Last Updated : Apr 02 2018 | 11:35 PM IST

A man, reported to be mentally deranged, today climbed on the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly river but was brought down by police and fire brigade personnel shortly afterward.

A Kolkata police official said patrolling cops spotted the unidentified middle-aged man scaling the bridge at around 3:30 pm.

He was brought down with the help of a ladder by personnel of the fire brigade and a team from Golabari police station of Howrah Police Commissionerate, the official said.

The man, reported to be a vagrant, was admitted to a Howrah hospital by the police.

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First Published: Apr 02 2018 | 11:35 PM IST

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