HIV-positive man calls cops before jumping to death in Vadodara

VADODARA: The officials at police control room on early Sunday morning were shocked when an HIV-positive man called informing them that he was standing on the terrace of the neighbouring Narmada Bhavan building and was about to jump off.
The cops rushed to the Narmada Bhavan building as soon as they could, but the 65-year-old man had already jumped by then.
The victim’s family members said that he had mentioned a few times that he would jump off the Narmada Bhavan one day as he was frustrated due to the disease for the past 12 years. He used to work as a stamp vendor in the same building until his son took over from him due to his age.
When he called, he not only informed that he was ending his life but also shared his son’s contact number so that they could inform him about his death.
“A PCR van was dispatched and his son was also told about the call, so he too left from his home in Chhani. We believe that the man had called minutes before jumping and after preparing himself mentally for it,” said a police official. The victim’s body was found near the rear gate of the building.
A case of accidental death was registered at Raopura police station.