Facebook alerts Assam police, helps prevent suicide

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"The Facebook headquarters on Monday informed the state police that a minor girl was contemplating suicide. The state police reacted promptly and saved the girl," said DGP Kuladhar Saikia
"The girl had written 'I am gonna commit suicide today' on Facebook. She and her family have been counselled and the girl has been advised to remove her post," said an official
GUWAHATI: Alerted by Facebook headquarters in the US, police on Monday rescued a minor girl in Assam who had expressed her wish to commit suicide in a post on the social media platform.

The Facebook headquarters on Monday informed the state police that a minor girl was contemplating suicide. The state police reacted promptly and saved the girl," said DGP Kuladhar Saikia.
The girl had written 'I am gonna commit suicide today' on Facebook. She and her family have been counselled and the girl has been advised to remove her post," said an official.
In January, a minor boy from Azara, on the city outskirts, had issued a similar threat. "The boy had posted a video showing some cuts on his hand while threatening to kill himself if his parents don't give him an expensive digital camera. After being alerted by Facebook authorities, police rescued him," said a police source.