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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: High drama prevailed at Tippasandra in Kudur near Magadi on Friday afternoon when a mentally disturbed man climbed a high tension electricity pole and threatened to jump if anyone went to his rescue. The residents alerted BESCOM staff who immediately disconnected the power supply. A senior police officer said the incident took place at around 8.30am when Mahadev, a native of Tamil Nadu, climbed the pole. Residents, who noticed him, alerted BESCOM officials. He was finally brought down at around noon and was taken to a nearby hospital for first aid..