Mumbai: Jobless man climbs Doordarshan tower for media coverage
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jul 07, 2018, 06:02 IST | Updated: Jul 07, 2018, 06:02 IST
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He was later tricked and brought down by the officials at around 7 am who had put up dummy video cameras on the ground and convinced him that media had arrived. The workers then shouted and tried convincing him that they were reporters
Ajay Paswan, a 30-year-old resident of Mumbai climbed the Doordarshan Tower in Worli in an effort to call the media and address his grievances of unemployment.
After climbing the fourth level of the Doordarshan Tower, Ajay Paswan made a phone call to the fire brigade and the police control rooms from his mobile. Following the officials' arrival,hedemanded for TV reporters.
The officials later tricked and brought him down by putting up dummy video cameras on the ground.
Paswan who had climbed the tower at midnight was brought down at around 7 am.
He worked as a driver before and lost his job last month.