What!! Anirban Blah tried to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge in Mumbai

Anirban Das Blah, co-founder of talent management agency Kwan has been asked to quit the agency after four women accused him of sexual misconduct. Now the news has surfaced on the internet that he tried to commit suicide in the wee hours on Friday but the Vashi Traffic police rescued him after they found him on Vashi old bridge. The incident took place at around 12.30 am.

A senior police inspector Mr Gaikwad from Vashi Traffic police informed The Hindu, “We had information about an individual coming towards Vashi bridge to commit suicide. We couldn’t take chance and we laid a trap there in dark. He was crying. He seemed very frustrated and depressed. We took him to the police chowki, offered him water and asked his problem to which he said that he was frustrated with the #Metoo allegations on him. He was depressed due to the defamation he and his family faced. He along with nine other partners had founded KWAN and after four girls alleged him of harassment in #Metoo campaign, he was asked to resign.”

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A senior police inspector Anil Deshmukh from Vashi police station said, “The traffic police handed him to us but we haven’t charged him as he has not done any (suicidal) act. He told us that he had come for a walk at the bridge. After his family reached, we handed him over to them.”

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