College professor attempts suicide in police station premises

A 36-year-old college professor made an unsuccessful attempt today to commit suicide in the premises of the Vartak Nagar police station here, the police said.

The Vartak Nagar police told PTI that local college professor Deepak Borse had lodged a police complaint in connection with a property dispute.

The Vartak Nagar police took cognisance of the complaint and took those named in his complaint into custody to enquire into the case.

However, even when the police were enquiring into the complaint, Borse reached the police station late today evening in a depressed state, pulled out the bottle of poison, consumed it and attempted to end his life.
 

The police rushed him to the Thane Civil Hospital and he is out of danger.

Meanwhile, the Vartak Nagar police registered a case of attempted suicide against the professor and further probe is on.