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Man climbs Tala Bridge lamp post, rescued after 40-minute standoff
A man climbed a lamp post on Kolkata’s Tala Bridge on Tuesday evening and remained there for nearly 40 minutes, stopping traffic between Shyambazar and Chiria More. He tied his shirt to…
The Story in Brief
A man climbed a lamp post on Kolkata’s Tala Bridge on Tuesday evening and remained there for nearly 40 minutes, stopping traffic between Shyambazar and Chiria More. He tied his shirt to the metal frame, filmed the crowd and performed balancing stunts, The Times of India reports.
The man shouted that he wanted to meet Suvendu Adhikari and allegedly threatened the local officer-in-charge. Police, firefighters and disaster management teams reached the spot. He was brought down safely using a Kolkata Municipal Corporation tree-trimming vehicle and taken into custody for questioning. Police are investigating what led to the incident.
The Indian Opinion
The easy response is to treat this as street spectacle or a law-and-order stunt. The reported threats and risky behaviour point instead to a crisis that needed a safe rescue, not a crowd-driven confrontation. The authorities now need to establish whether the man had a mental health condition, assess any legal offence, and ensure he receives care rather than a brief detention. The useful test is what happens after questioning, not how dramatic the 40-minute video looks.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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