Cops prevent 25 suicide attempts in last six months

Surat: It was December 21, 2020 when the Police Control Room (PCR) received a distress call from a man residing in London. He informed that his wife told him that she was about to commit suicide by jumping from the Cable-Stayed Bridge over Tapi River.
Acting swiftly, a team from Adajan police station reached the spot within four minutes and averted the mishap. “Later, the woman was united with her daughter and underwent counselling from a psychologist,” said B N Sagar, police inspector, Adajan police station.
Fast forward to this year’s March 22, a family of four was rescued in the nick of time when they were about to commit suicide by jumping from the weir-cum-causeway bridge.
“The family was from the Salabatpura area and the husband had called PCR and informed them that they are going to end their life. Reaching the spot within three minutes, the police rescued the family,” said A A Chaudhary, police inspector, Chowk Bazaar police station.
During the counselling, police found that the couple had developed disputes and were also facing financial crisis due to money spent on treatment of an ailing family member.
These individuals are among the 25 whom the cops prevented from committing suicide in last six months. Normally, the rising numbers in the department books is a cause of concern for the police. But these numbers of unusual rescues is something the cops are proud of.
In another incident, a woman, resident of Rander zone, and her two children were rescued by a police team that reached Vivekanand Bridge within four minutes on May 26. The woman was planning to commit suicide by jumping from the bridge.
“Police department has improved its efficiency with regard to quick response to distress calls and the ensuing rescue act. Also, we are working on helping those who wanted to take the extreme step of ending their lives,” said Ajay Tomar, city police commissioner.
In August 2020, the city police department started strengthening its network of Police Control Room and PCR vans so as to quickly respond to any distress call.