Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel saved a 27-year-old youth from attempting suicide on the tracks of Nalasopara railway station on Saturday evening after he fell into depression due to a pay cut at his work place.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
According to the RPF, while patrolling the station, around 5 pm one youth was seen talking on the phone and sobbing while jumping from platform number 2 and walking towards Virar side while sobbing bitterly.
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ท๐๐บ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป
A train was heading towards his direction and he was trying to jump in front of it. Meanwhile head constable Rao Manjre saw the youth and ran towards him, pulling him away from the train.
The police personnel then took him to the RPF office and tried to calm him down. The youth who was a resident of Bandra East, revealed that he was under immense mental stress as there was a recent pay cut in his salary. โI was completely disturbed, I was not understanding what to do, I just wanted to end my life,โ he told the officers.
๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ต'๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
The police then contacted his family members, after which his cousin brother residing in Virar came to pick him up. The police explained him the situation and handed him over.
โThe youth are undergoing tremendous mental pressure and do not think twice before taking any harsh decisions. Talking to family members or counsellors can surely help. If anyone witnesses odd behaviour of people at railway platforms, do approach a near by officer and alert them,โ said an RPF official.
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