Man Threatening Suicide From Atop Utkal Varsity Library, Rescued

Bhubaneswar: A man who climbed atop the Parija Library on the premises of Utkal University and threatened to commit suicide has finally been rescued after a three-hour long operation by the fire services personnel and police teams.

MUST WATCH: After a 3-hr-long operation, fire services personnel manage to rescue the man who climbed to the top of Parija Library on the premises of Utkal Varsity threatening to commit suicide #Bhubaneswar#Odishapic.twitter.com/ZvHCsYryKz

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The man, formerly employed with the postal department, is stated to be a resident of Praharajpur under Pattamundai police limits of Kendrapara district. He was under severe mental duress after losing his job, said his father.

"My son was mentally retarded & we hadn't seen him for over a month as he had left home. A missing complaint was also lodged in this connection. We were relieved to have found him back," says Krushna Barik, father of the man who had climbed atop Parija Library in Utkal Varsity pic.twitter.com/3qdDOHJpyq

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Sources said he was missing for the past one month and a complaint in this regard was also lodged at Nuapalli police station.

Reportedly, the campus witnessed noisy scenes as a large number of students and locals gathered near the library to watch the man. It was akin to the scene from Bollywood movie Sholay, but the only difference was this was real and bizarre.

#WATCH: A youth creates ruckus by climbing atop Parija Library building in Utkal University campus #Bhubaneswar; Efforts on by #Odisha Fire Services personnel to rescue him #FirstVisualspic.twitter.com/fRCIKZzfgL

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No sooner than the news broke, personnel of the fire services and police department rushed to the campus and launched a massive rescue operation to save the man. While fire services personnel first tried to get closer to the man by using Bronto Skylift and some climbing the building, drone cameras were also used to keep an eye on the situation and movement of the man.

#WATCH: Drone shots of Parija Library building in Utkal University to keep an eye on the situation & movement of the youth who has climbed atop and is threatening to commit suicide. Rescue operations underway #Bhubaneswarpic.twitter.com/yEquTQHGNV

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A psychiatrist was also pressed into action by the rescue team, who was lifted by the Bronto skylift to take food for the man and convince him to get down.

Immediately after the man was rescued, he was rushed to Capital Hospital for necessary treatment.

Odisha government, meanwhile, felicitated chief fire officer, Sukanta Sethi, deputy fire officer, Ramesh Chandra Majhi and entire Fire Services team engaged in rescue work.