Dehradun, Aug 18 (PTI) A woman has allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a river in ??Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, police said on Sunday.

Information about the incident, which took place near Kharsari in the Mori area, was received after Saturday midnight, they said and added that a State Disaster Response Force team was deployed to carry out a search operation.

Also Read | M Karunanidhi 100th Birth Anniversary: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Releases INR 100 Commemorative Coin To Mark Former Tamil Nadu CM's Birth Centenary (See Pics).

The woman's body was recovered from the river and she was identified as Krishna Jain (42), a resident of Kharsari, police said.

They said it seems that the woman committed suicide due to a domestic dispute. An investigation is underway, police said.

Also Read | Rakesh Pal Dies: Director General of Indian Coast Guard Passes Away After Suffering Cardiac Arrest in Chennai, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Expresses Condolences.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)