Muktikant Rescued From Top Of Ad Hoarding In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: High drama unfolded at Sishu Bhawan square in Odisha capital here when a man, identified as Muktikant Biswal climbed atop an advertisement hoarding in a bid to end his life.

After a five-hour-long operation, fire service personnel managed to rescue Muktikant and rushed him to Capital Hospital.

A large number of people gathered at the spot and looked in awe as Biswal threatened to end his life from atop the hoarding.

On being informed, the fire services personnel and police rushed to the spot and tried to convince the youth.

Muktikant had walked over 450 km from Rourkela to meet CM Naveen Patnaik for various demands of Rourkela.

Reportedly he reached Bhubaneswar on padayatra from Rourkela by covering a distance of 530 km last week to press for his unfulfilled demands, and climbed the hoarding installed at Sishu Bhawan Square in the capital city.

During the padayatra, Biswal carried replicas of various projects in two baskets in his shoulder. The development projects were reportedly announced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for Rourkela in 2018 but remained incomplete till date. He waited at Sishu Bhawan to meet the CM for the past week.

However, he grew impatient after being denied to meet the CM. Upset over the denial, he climbed atop the hoarding installed at a height of around 30 feet at busy Sishu Bhawan square and threatened to end his life.

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