Chennai: In an attempt to patch up with his estranged girlfriend, a man went to great heights in the city on Thursday morning by climbing onto a mobile phone tower in Foreshore estate.
The man, in his early 20s, was identified as Rocky Raja of Saidapet. Around 7 am, he climbed onto the 70 feet tower and threatened to commit suicide.
Police and the personnel from the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue services reached the scene in no time and attempted to pacify the man.
He hung a cloth banner, which read, “I am so very sorry baby” and “I miss you” in another. Rescue personnel climbed up to negotiate with him while police tried to converse with him using a public address system and also set up safety nets around the tower.
He also…
