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Mumbai: A 56-year-old woman from Mulund (a suburb in the north-east of Mumbai), attempted to jump off the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link in Maharashtra, also known as Atal Setu but was saved by four police constables along with a driver of a tourist car on Friday evening. The daring rescue, which was captured on CCTV, showed the driver grabbing the woman by her hair to prevent her from falling after she jumped from the bridge. The driver was later helped by the police, finally pulling the woman to safety.

The woman has been identified as Reema Mukesh Patel. In the CCTV, she can be seen sitting on the safety barrier of Atal Setu. She then throws something into the sea and attempts to jump off, before being saved just in time.

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"Responding promptly to an attempt to die by suicide at MTHL Atal Setu, the on-duty officials, Lalit Shirsat, Kiran Mahtre, Yash Sonawane and Mayur Patil jumped over the railing and rescued the individual saving her life," Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar said in a post on X.

"I request citizens to value the gift of life and not act on impulse in such circumstances. Never forget, your loved ones deserve better," he added.

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Last month, a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from the bridge. CCTV footage from the bridge had shown K Shriniwas, an engineer and a resident of Dombivli, driving his car to the Nhava Sheva end of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, and parking it before dying by suicide.

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