Overview
- Police say a 16-year-old climbed onto the fifth floor of an apartment in NRI Layout and threatened to kill herself on Thursday after residents raised the alarm.
- The Hoysala-50 Ramamurthy Nagar police team led negotiations that lasted nearly an hour with help from Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services and members of the public.
- Officers gave the girl first aid at the scene and then took her to the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) for counselling and further treatment.
- Authorities told reporters the incident is suspected to stem from ongoing family tensions and noted the family had complained to police about the girl’s frequent absences nearly two months earlier.
- An inquiry into the circumstances is under way and the case highlights how Bengaluru’s Namma 112 emergency system and multi-agency responses are used for high-risk youth mental-health crises.