Cheruthoni: In a rather strange event, a young man climbed atop a signal tower and threatened to commit suicide protesting against the absence of network on his mobile phone. 

Mylapuzha native Jerin (29) climbed the 100 ft. high BSNL tower and threatened to commit suicide by jumping.

Upon being informed by the locals, the Kanjikuzhy police reached the spot. Meantime, the young man climbed down the tower as his mobile phone received network coverage. 

For a few days, BSNL has been encountering erratic network coverage in the area. Most consumers had no network coverage on their phones. With this, they were unable to get in touch with the outside world.