Srinagar: The body of a 38-year-old woman who had drowned in nallah Sindh in Sonamarg on Monday evening was fished out from the Gagengar area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday morning, officials said.
A police official while confirming this incident said that MasratBano, a resident of BanibaghKangan, drowned in Sindh under mysterious circumstances.
He said a rescue operation was launched which continued till late at night but the body couldn’t be traced.
The official said that the rescue operation was resumed on Tuesday morning by teams of police, SDRF and local volunteers.
SHO police station SonamargYounis Bashir said that a case under relevant sections of law has been registered and an investigation was taken up.
He said after legal formalities the body will be handed over to her kin.
