Body of girl retrieved from river Jhelum after 2 days in Srinagar

Srinagar: The body of a teenage girl, who jumped into the river Jhelum near Habba Kadal, was retrieved on Friday morning, officials said.

An official told that the body of the teenage girl (name withheld) was retrieved from the river Jhelum near Chattabal this morning.

The teenage girl had jumped into the river Jhelum from Habba Kadal bridge, a video of which also went viral on the social media platforms.

Soon after the incident, the SDRF team reached the spot and launched a rescue operation for the two straight days.

The body was however that was floating on the water near Chattabal, was retrieved this morning, the officials said.

Moreover, police have taken up the investigation into the matter—(KNO)