A 35-year-old woman climbed a high-tension electricity pole in Greater Noida’s Pali village on Saturday after an argument with her husband, setting off panic in the area and a nearly five-hour rescue operation.She was brought down safely by a joint team of police, electricity department officials and rescuers, police said on Sunday.According to police, the woman climbed the pole at around 11am. A police team from the Surajpur station reached the spot and tried to persuade her to descend, as did her two children, but she refused. “The presence of a high-voltage electricity line made the situation particularly dangerous, leaving us with the challenge of bringing her down without risking her life,” Surajpur station house officer (SHO) Sanjay Singh said.When she stayed on the pole despite repeated appeals, police called in the electricity department and a specialised rescue team. A safety net was placed beneath the pole as a precaution, and the rescuers then worked out a way to reach her. After nearly five hours, they brought her down safely.The woman is originally from Gorakhpur and was living with her husband, a labourer, and their two children, the SHO said. He said she was mentally unsound. Police traced the husband, who had been away from home at the time, and counselled the couple before sending them home together.No FIR has been registered, the SHO said. “It was an argument over some domestic matter. It was our priority to ensure that she was safe,” he said. A purported video of the incident has been circulating on social media.
