SRINAGAR: An elderly woman died after jumping into the River Jhelum from a footbridge in the Sonwar-Rajbagh area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning.
Officials said that the woman, a resident of Palpora Sonwar, allegedly jumped into the river from the Aramwari footbridge.
They said that following the incident, rescue teams from the River Police Srinagar and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) launched a search operation.
The woman’s body was later recovered from the river and shifted to a hospital for medico-legal formalities.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated further investigation (KNO)
