NEW DELHI, May 17 -- A 34-year-old man died after allegedly consuming a poisonous substance in the Rani Bagh area here, police said on Sunday.
The incident came to light when Head Constable Rambir and Constable Amar, who were on routine patrolling duty near the Ramada Hotel on the carriageway towards Deepali Chowk, were signalled by a man standing outside a car, police said.
The patrolling staff found the man in a heavily intoxicated condition and unfit to drive safely. "Showing promptness, they brought him to the Rani Bagh Police Station for assistance and safety measures," a police officer said.
At the police station, the man informed the duty officer that he had consumed a poisonous substance commonly used as a pesticide.
Realising the seriousness of the situation, police immediately shifted him to Bhagwan Mahavir Hospital in Pitampura, where he was identified as Brijkesh Dutt Mishra, a resident of Rohini Sector-4.
Despite medical intervention, doctors declared him dead during treatment, police said.
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