Jobless man rescued from jumping into lake

The Hussain Sagar Lake police here on Tuesday afternoon rescued one Lakshmi Narsimha Shastri, 30, from committing suicide.

The Lake police said Lakshmi Narsimha Shastri, son of late Radha Krishna Shastri, is a BSc (BEd) graduate of Gandhinagar, Siddipet of Medak district. When interrogated, Shastri he was searching for a job. On Monday night, he had a tiff with his elder brother over a petty family matter. Dejected over the dispute, Shastri came to tank bund and tried to commit suicide by jumping into the lake. However, the patrolling police stopped him from extreme action.

Inspector K. Sreedevi called his brother to P.S. and counseled them. (NSS)