Mumbai: A dramatic scene unfolded at Mantralaya here on Tuesday when a 55-year-old man threatened to jump from the fifth floor window, leading to chaos for about half an hour before the police took him into custody.

At around 3 pm, Arvind Patil, a resident of Satara, Maharashtra, entered the secretariat annexe building in south Mumbai, went to its fifth floor, climbed onto the window ledge and demanded an investigation into potholes and felling of trees at Karad-Chiplun. Sat there while doing it. National Highway, an official said.

Officials requested them to go inside the building due to fear of collapse.

However, the man threatened to jump from the building, following which police and fire personnel reached the spot, the officer said.

The fire brigade personnel tried to convince him not to take such a step and also laid a net on the ground to catch him in case he jumped.

They also brought a vehicle to safely remove him from the building, the officer said.

The officer said that after this some fire personnel went to the fifth floor and after engaging the man in conversation, they were successful in bringing him inside after which the police took him into custody.

The man was taken to Marine Drive police station where he will be counselled, the officer said.