Dehradun

21-yr-old girl jumped into Ganga river

PNS

A 21-year- old girl reportedly jumped into Ganga river at a place near Ganga Vihar Sai Ghat in Rishikesh in an attempted suicide on Monday. Police conducting rescue operation, she was yet to be traced till the time of filing the report. She has been identified as Diksha Kandpal, resident of Shampur, Rishikesh. Police sources said that she has been under depression for the last few years. As per the eye witnesses, the girl was  seen weeping at  the ghat and later she reached  Sai Mandir ghat . When she was about to jump into the river a saint  present there stopped her. However, determined to end her life, she walked a few  distance away from Sai Mandir ghat and leaped  into the river.  The  current of the river being strong,  the local police failed to continue the rescue operation for long.  A Rishikesh-based police officer said that the family members of the girl have been informed while the  police are doing everything possible  to trace the body.