Timely intervention by the Gautam Buddh Nagar police in Uttar Pradesh prevented a possible suicide attempt by a man, who had posted a message on social media that he was about to hang himself to death, officials said on Sunday.
The man, in his early 20s, is a resident of Chandrawal village under the Dankaur police station area. Around 2 pm on Saturday, he posted a message on his Instagram account today everything will end along with a picture of a noose, they said.
The post was spotted by the media cell of the Director General of Police in Lucknow, which in turn flagged it to the media cell of the Gautam Buddh Nagar police, which immediately acted upon the information, the official said.
After the Instagram account was checked, efforts were made to trace the location of the account holder and other details.
Once the location was traced to Chandrawal village, the local