BENGALURU: Panic gripped NRI Layout in Ramamurthy Nagar after a 16-year-old girl attempted to end her life by jumping from the fifth floor of an apartment building on Thursday morning.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel, along with the police, rescued the girl, who is suspected to be mentally ill and undergoing treatment.
The police said that around 11.30 am, the girl had climbed to the terrace of the ground-plus-four-floor apartment building in NRI Layout and shouted that she would jump from there. Residents, who noticed the girl attempting to end her life, immediately alerted the Namma 112 and fire personnel. They also tried to convince her to climb down.
Fire personnel and police personnel, who rushed to the scene, climbed the apartment building and brought her down after struggling with her for a few minutes on the terrace. The girl, who resides far away from the apartment, entered the building as the gate was kept open.
The police added that, according to her family members, she was undergoing treatment at a hospital for mental illness, and family disputes may have led her to take the extreme step. However, the exact reason for the attempt is yet to be ascertained. The girl was shifted to NIMHANS for further treatment and counselling.
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