31-Aug-2013MUMBAI : A 20-year-old woman's attempt to end her life on the railway tracks at Mahalaxmi was foiled by an alert motorman on Friday morning. The woman, Shabra Bano Ansari, turned out to be a mental health patient who had run away from home. Around 9.30am on Friday, Shabra reached Mahalaxmi station and waited at the platform. As the train approached, Shabra suddenly jumped on the tracks. The motorman saw her and applied the brakes just in time. As the train had slowed down, it halted before Shabra could be hit. Commuters informed the Government Railway Police and Shabra was taken to Nair Hospital. Doctors quizzed her gently and found out that she stayed at E Moses Road in Worli. They informed the cops who got in touch with Shabra's family. "Shabra's father works with a steel company in Navi Mumbai. She has studied only till Class VII. Her father told us that she was und ergoing psychiatric treatment," said senior inspector Rajendra Trivedi, Mumbai Central GRP. On Friday, Shabra's parents planned to take her to a renowned doctor for her treatment. Shabra was frightened and ran away from home. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Motorman-foils-suicide-bid-by-woman/articleshow/22174259.cms -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
