At least 12 people who attempted to commit suicide today by jumping together from the top of a high-rise Chinese government building after being cheated by a venture capital firm were stopped from the act by the police, who later arrested three of the alleged cheaters.
The trio from venture capital firm - Shanxi Heli - were arrested for alleged illegal fund-raising.
Earlier in the day, twelve of the cheated investors climbed onto the top of a six-story office building of the Development and Reform Commission of Shuozhou city in Shanxi province, threatening to jump off to their deaths to highlight the financial losses suffered by them.
They were stopped by the local police, firefighters and officials.
Local official said the twelve people were seeking government intervention after Ma Aibin, the boss of Heli, fled with their investment money, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
