In a first, a 21-year-old woman allegedly jumped to death from the DND flyway into the Yamuna River in South East Delhi’s Sunlight Colony area on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Aarti, a native of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.
Her identity was established through voter ID card found in her purse. She was working as a domestic help. Her body was fished out after one-and-a-half hour search operation by rescue teams, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Romil Baaniya.
According to police, a PCR call was received from a DTC bus conductor about a girl jumping into the Yamuna River from the DND flyway.
“The bus conductor, Dheerender, informed us that a girl came to the flyway, kept aside her belongings such as purse, mobile phone and slippers on the footpath and jumped into the river,” said the DCP.
Following which, a team of Sunlight Colony police, Boat Club and fire team rushed to the spot. “The woman’s brother, Pradeep, has been informed. The body has been sent for post-mortem to the AIIMS,” said the DCP.
“No suicide note was recovered. Investigation is on,” said another police officer.