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AP youth threatens to end life demanding political reforms

A youth threatened to jump off a water tank in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Sunday demanding political reforms. Later, police rescued the youth and took him into custody.

Man threatens to suicide

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Published : Apr 8, 2019, 2:18 PM IST

Krishna: A youth on Sunday threatened to jump off a water tank in Arjavani Gudem village of Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district demanding various political reforms.

The man identified as Vijay Raju was later rescued by police and taken into custody.

"One person Vijay Raju, 21 years, climbed the overhead tank in the village at around 8:00 am and threatened to commit suicide by jumping off. He demanded many changes in the political system and said only after proper assurance he would get down," said a police officer.

A team led by circle inspector Ravi Kumar and sub inspector Srinivas carried out the rescue operation.

The police have initiated an investigation into the matter.

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