Jamshedpur, Jul 24 (PTI) A woman jumped into the Subarnarekha river from a bridge in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand on Tuesday, police said.

Search is underway for the missing woman who jumped into the river from the Old Mango Bridge. A hijab and shoes were found on the bridge, they said.

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Passersby noticed the woman jumping from the bridge and informed the police, following which the search began, they added.

Local divers are leading the search operation, but the woman remains untraceable, said Nityanand Prasad, the officer-in-charge of the Mango police station.

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Heavy rains were hampering the operation, he said.

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