Kolkata man climbs down bridge after police offer biryani

In a disturbing yet funny situation in India's Kolkata city, where a distressed man climbed up a bridge to commit suicide, the police offered him biryani in their bid to convince him to ascend, NDTV reported.

The incident happened earlier this week when the 40-year-old man suddenly stopped his bike near the bridge while commuting to the Science City with his eldest daughter.

Later, his daughter revealed that her father mentioned losing his phone somewhere on the road and was trying to find it. However, he left her alone and began climbing up the bridge using the cables leading to the top.

The police arrived at the scene and offered him biryani from a top restaurant as well as promised him a job to convince him to come down.

Traffic was disrupted due to the incident, which took place at one of Kolkata's busiest roads for nearly half an hour, a police officer from the Karaya station said.

According to the reports, the man was under serious stress due to his separation from his wife, who left home with their youngest daughter, as well as simultaneous financial constraints due to loss in business.

His eldest daughter, too, was unhappy with him due to financial distress.

Onlookers said a team from the local police station along with personnel of the Kolkata Police Disaster Management Group (DMG) and the fire department reached the spot and tried to convince him.

Police feared that if the man had slipped from the bridge, he could have hit the electric poles or fallen on the railway tracks beneath, causing grievous injuries to him.