Gandhinagar, June 19 -- In a swift and sensitive operation, the Amroli police in Surat rescued a woman in her 30s who was allegedly on the verge of ending her life after being trapped in a cyber blackmail case that spiralled into domestic violence, an official statement said.

Acting on a tip-off about a possible suicide attempt, police teams rushed to the woman's residence and then to the banks of the Tapi River, where she was found in a distressed state.

The officers intervened and rescued her just moments before she could take the fatal plunge.

According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 5) Lakhadhirsinh Zala, the woman was later taken to the police station for counselling and inquiry, where she disclosed that she had been subje...