Kolkata: A poet residing in the Barrackpore Commissionerate area was saved in the nick of time even after she had consumed poison, thanks to the swift action by Kolkata Police who traced her last Facebook post to Barrackpore and requested the local police there to rush to her residence.
According to Lalbazar, the social media post contained a single word: ‘goodbye’.“A few people alerted us about it and we initiated inquiries to find out details of the owner of that account. She turned out to be a woman. Learning that she was a resident of the Barrackpore Commissionerate area, we reached out to our colleagues there, and personnel from the local police concerned rushed to her residence,” the Kolkata Police wrote on Facebook.
“By the time Barrackpore Police reached, she had consumed a poisonous substance. She was immediately rushed to a local hospital. Doctors have informed us that she is now stable. We wish her a speedy recovery,” police said.