Bihar native attempts suicide, saved by cops

Gorakhpur: A 25-year-old native of Bihar, who worked as labourer in Pune, was returning to his home and attempted suicide after he ran out of all his money and food after reaching Gorakhpur on Wednesday. The Gorakhpur police pacified him and also provided him food and money.
As per the reports, one Deepu Patel of Chainpur Chitouni at Sivan in Bihar was working in Pune but lost his job after lockdown. When he was left with only Rs 1,300, he started walking towards home. On way to home he got lift in trucks and other vehicles but by the time he reached Gorakhpur he was left with no money and food. He reached Nausad bus station to board a bus for Sivan but could not.
Feeling helpless and hungry Patel somehow reached the balcony on the third floor of one Ramchandra Gupta’s house in front of the bus station and tried to end his life by hanging self from the ceiling there with his gamchha. Some people noticed him and informed the police.
Sub-inspector Nausad police post, Bhupendra Tiwari, constable Virendra Kumar and other policemen reached there after climbing there through the adjacent house and pacified him. Tiwari gave Rs 1,500 and some food to the man.
SP North, Arvind Pandey said that the man will be sent to shelter home at present and will be quarantined if found infected with coronavirus.