Mumbai, Maharashtra: Maharashtra Police saved a man's life in Mumbai on Saturday after Facebook reported the suicidal tendencies he showed on the platform.
As per Mumbai Police, they received the information from Facebook's Ireland Office about a chef in Mumbai, who was planning a suicide. Mumbai Police tracked down the chef with the help of advanced technologies and saved his life.
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"A police team went to (his home) in East Delhi. The phone number was of his wife who said that she had a fight with her husband who is in Mumbai. We contacted the man, counselled him, traced his location and averted the suicide bid," she added.
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