Woman dies after she jumps with youth in Yamuna

The body of a young woman was recovered from the Yamuna in east Delhi today after she allegedly jumped into the river with a youth, police said.

A PCR call was received that the youth and the woman, aged around 18-20 years, had jumped in to the Yamuna in Sonia Vihar area at around 2.30 PM, they said.

Immediately, teams of police, fire service and boat club divers reached the spot and launched a search for them.

Around 5.30 PM, the body of the woman was fished out from the river while search continued for the youth.

Their identity has not yet been established and efforts are being made to trace their family members, a police officer said.