Bengaluru: Professor rescued from confinement
The Bengaluru police’s Namma 112 Emergency Response System and field personnel helped rescue a private college professor from alleged wrongful confinement and prevented a homemaker
The Bengaluru police’s Namma 112 Emergency Response System and field personnel helped rescue a private college professor from alleged wrongful confinement and prevented a homemaker from taking her own life following a domestic dispute in two separate incidents on Saturday. The first incident was reported at around 3.20 p.m., when a friend of a 28-year-old professor working at a private college contacted the Namma 112 emergency helpline after receiving information that she had allegedly been confined inside a room in a house within the limits of R.T. Nagar Police Station. The emergency control room immediately alerted Hoysala-125 attached to R.T. Nagar Police Station. Assistant Sub-Inspector Shivalingegowda and Assistant Police Constable Chinnappa Mulimani, who were on patrol duty, reached the location within 10 minutes.
The police rescued the woman, who was allegedly confined in a room on the fourth floor of the building, and brought her safely to the police station. She was produced before the Station House Officer, while two of her relatives, who allegedly confined her, were summoned for inquiry. The police said legal proceedings have been initiated in the matter. Homemaker rescued before suicide attempt In another incident at around 3.45 p.m. on the same day, a homemaker contacted the Namma 112 emergency helpline, stating that she intended to end her life following a domestic dispute at her residence near a bakery within the limits of K.S. Layout Police Station. The control room immediately alerted Bike Hoysala-296, and Police Constable Vijay Dandoti rushed to the spot, reaching the residence within four minutes.
The police intervened, and with the assistance of women police personnel, she was taken to the police station, where she was counselled. After completing the necessary formalities, she was safely reunited with her brother. In a similar incident, the Namma 112 Emergency Response System helped rescue a 14-month-old child who was accidentally locked inside a room at a residence in C.V. Raman Nagar on August 1. The incident was reported at around 3.22 p.m., when the child’s parents contacted the Namma 112 emergency helpline after the toddler became trapped inside a locked room at their house on 9th Cross, Kaveri Colony, within the limits of Byappanahalli Police Station. The emergency control room immediately alerted Hoysala-30 attached to Byappanahalli Police Station.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Tippeswamy R. and Assistant Police Constable Vijaykumar Vali, who were on patrol duty, rushed to the location. After assessing the situation, the police safely opened the locked room without causing any damage to the property. The child was rescued unharmed and reunited with the parents. (If you are in distress or having suicidal tendencies, please reach out to these helplines: TeleMANAS at 1-8008914416/ 14416, NIMHANS at 08026685948, 9480829670 or SAHAI at 080 25497777, +91-9886444075)
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