{"id":9654,"date":"2026-08-07T09:05:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9654"},"modified":"2026-08-07T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:05:50","slug":"want-to-meet-suvendu-babu-bengal-man-climbs-lamp-post-performs-pull-ups-stunts-for-40-minutes-kolkata-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9654","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Want to meet Suvendu-babu&#8217;: Bengal man climbs lamp post, performs pull-ups, stunts for 40 minutes | Kolkata News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133028071,imgsize-986419,width-400,height-225,resizemode-75\/the-man-also-allegedly-threatened-to-harm-the-local-officer-in-charge-during-the-standoff-prompting-police-intervention.jpg\" alt=\"'Want to meet Suvendu-babu': Bengal man climbs lamp post, performs pull-ups, stunts for 40 minutes\" title=\"The man also allegedly threatened to harm the local officer-in-charge during the standoff, prompting police intervention.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The man also allegedly threatened to harm the local officer-in-charge during the standoff, prompting police intervention.\">The man also allegedly threatened to harm the local officer-in-charge during the standoff, prompting police intervention.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>KOLKATA: A mentally challenged man climbed a lamp post on Tala Bridge and created a tense situation after demanding a meeting with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>The incident took place around 5.30pm on Tuesday when the man walked towards an electric pole and climbed to the top.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He tied his shirt around the metal frame, took out his phone and began filming the crowd gathered below.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>He later performed balancing acts on top of the pole, leaving commuters and onlookers alarmed. When people urged him to come down, he shouted, &#8220;I want to speak with Suvendu-babu!&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The man also allegedly threatened to harm the local officer-in-charge during the standoff, prompting police intervention.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The situation continued for nearly 40 minutes, bringing traffic movement between Shyambazar and Chiria More to a halt.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Police personnel, firefighters and disaster management teams reached the spot and launched a rescue operation. The man was eventually brought down safely using a Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) tree-trimming vehicle.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Police have taken the individual into custody for questioning and are investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata\/want-to-meet-suvendu-babu-bengal-man-climbs-lamp-post-performs-pull-ups-stunts-for-40-minutes\/articleshow\/133027989.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man also allegedly threatened to harm the local officer-in-charge during the standoff, prompting police intervention. 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