Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghvi on Saturday stopped his convoy from the Sadar bridge after a woman allegedly jumped into the Tapi river after seeing the crowd.
The minister got down from his vehicle and ensured that the rescue teams reached the spot immediately. They took the woman to BAPS Hospital in Adajan area, where doctors declared her brought dead.
talking Indian ExpressSanghvi said, “I was going from Athawalin area to Adajan and crossing the Sardar bridge over Tapi river when I came to know about the incident. I am sad that I could not save the life of the woman… It is my duty to help people.’
Adajan police head constable Chimanbhai Patel said, “We are trying to ascertain the identity of the woman. She appears to be a local resident of about 35 years. We have sent the body to the New Civil Hospital for postmortem.”
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