Cheated by boyfriend; woman who attempted suicide forcibly rescued

KOCHI: The fire force and the police bravely rescued a woman who was standing on the top of a hostel building to commit suicide after being deceived by her male friend on the promise of marriage. A 24-year-old woman from Thiruvananthapuram, who works at a mall in Palarivattom, was rescued. The incident took place near MAJ Hospital in Palarivattom at around 2.15 am yesterday. The woman was later admitted to a hospital. She will be given counselling. The police are preparing to register a complaint and investigate it in detail.

The woman was under mental stress for the past few days. She had lost her job in the mall. With this, the woman, who lost her income, was on the verge of vacating the hostel. She cried on the terrace since midnight. The hostel authorities noticed this and asked her to go to her room. Following this, the woman tried to commit suicide. The hostel authorities informed the police. Elamakkara police rushed to the spot under the leadership of Ernakulam Assistant Commissioner of Police V Jayakumar followed by the fire force from Gandhinagar. Though the ACP and senior fire officer Anilraj reached the terrace and tried to comfort the woman, she refused to back down. Fire force members Gokul P Anil, Shiju T Tharakan, Akshay Bella, Megha Dixon and Archana reached the terrace and took positions at various places. In the meantime, two SIs who came upstairs forcibly caught hold of the woman and rescued her. The rescue operation was completed by 4.20 am.