Kolkata police on Friday foiled a suicide threat by a Dibrugarh-based youth, who climbed the fencing of the Howrah Bridge and attempted to jump into the Hooghly river, after a three-hour long effort.
The 30-year-old youth, identified as Hemant Gohain, a mechanical engineer, climbed the fencing a little before 5 pm, and shouted that unless his demands were not met, he would jump into the river, Officer-in-Charge of the North Port Police Station Partha Mukherjee said.
In broken Bengali, he was demanding that arrangements be made for his meeting with several ministers, and some specific food items.
Suspecting him as mentally deranged, the police kept ready the river traffic police as well as a disaster management team, while tried to convince him to return on the safe side of the bridge.
Traffic was also diverted temporarily, the police officer said.
Finally the youth was rescued around 8 pm, after three hours attempt.
Police took him to a city hospital for check up.