The young techie was rattled by threatening calls made by people from whom he had borrowed and invested in cryptocurrencies.
A 23-year-old professional with a major tech company who lost nearly Rs. 30 lakh in the cryptocurrency market tried to commit suicide by jumping off a river bridge in Kolkata, India.
A cab driver who noticed the young man on the Vidyasagar Setu alerted the nearby police about his intentions.The police were able to prevent the techie from jumping off the famous bridge into the river, media reportsOn being questioned, the youth told the police that he had used money from loans, valuables, and even his mother’s pension to invest in cryptocurrencies and had suffered huge losses. In recent weeks, he was reportedly receiving threatening calls from people who had lent him.
According to the police, this was the fourth incident when they tried to prevent suicides by jumping off the bridge. In two instances, they were able to save them.
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