Suicide: Woman jumps into Gilgit River

GILGIT: A woman committed suicide by jumping into Gilgit River from a bridge on Tuesday, according to police and family sources. Due to a significant amount of silt in the river, the body could not be recovered despite attempts by the police, volunteers and the woman’s relatives. The police said that the woman was a resident of Zulfiqarabad locality of Gilgit and had been mentally ill. The police interviewed the relatives but could not determine the cause of the suicide.

Published In The Express Tribune, June 27^th, 2012.