RAJOURI: A 40-year-old man climbed a mobile tower and threatened to commit suicide in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said.

He was rescued in a joint operation by police and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), ending an over six-hour-long drama in Thanamandi town, some 25 km from Rajouri district headquarters, the officials said.

Javaid Kohli, who is running a shop in the town and is named in several cases related to his alleged criminal activities including drug peddling, climbed the mobile tower at 9 am and went live on his social media account, they said.