Facebook saves life of man by informing police about his suicidal tendencies

Social networking site Facebook foiled a suicide attempt of a man by informing the suicidal tendencies he showed on the platform to cyber cell of Delhi Police about it.

The man was saved in Mumbai by police officials on August 10.

DCP Mumbai (Cyber Cell) Rashmi Karandikar briefed about the incident and said, "Facebook shared details with Delhi Police since phone number linked with the account was registered there.""A police team went to (his home) in East Delhi.

The phone number was of his wife who said that she had a fight with her husband who is in Mumbai.

We contacted the man, counselled him, traced his location and averted the suicide bid," she said.