Man scales Howrah bridge, brought down

A man, reported to be mentally deranged, today climbed on the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly river but was brought down by police and fire brigade personnel shortly afterward.

A Kolkata police official said patrolling cops spotted the unidentified middle-aged man scaling the bridge at around 3:30 pm.

He was brought down with the help of a ladder by personnel of the fire brigade and a team from Golabari police station of Howrah Police Commissionerate, the official said.

The man, reported to be a vagrant, was admitted to a Howrah hospital by the police.