A man with mental disabilities climbed a high-voltage electricity pole in the Yamuna Khadar area of Delhi's Shahdara. (Representative image)
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New Delhi: A 40-year-old man with mental disabilities climbed a high-voltage electricity pole in the Yamuna Khadar area of Delhi's Shahdara on Wednesday, police said.
They said Madhusudan Vishwas was safely rescued by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).
A DFS official said, "We received a call regarding a person climbing a high-voltage electricity pole at 10.30 am. We sent a rescue team immediately to the spot. Our team rescued him and safely brought him down. He was handed over to the police."
A police official said that in initial investigation the man was found not mentally stable and a psychiatrist has been called in for consultations.