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Constable carries woman’s body nearly a kilometre from Tungabhadra River
A woman, Jayashree, 41, was found in the Tungabhadra River near Mantralayam after her family asked police to search for her.
She had travelled there with relatives to pray at Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, while they returned home and she stayed behind.
Police said she had called her family and told them she was going to take her own life.
Constable G. Ranga Swamy found her in the river during the search.
He and others brought her to shore and tried CPR, but she could not be saved.
With no ambulance immediately available and difficult, rocky terrain between the river and the bank, Ranga Swamy carried her body nearly a kilometre.
It was then taken to a hospital.
A Mantralayam police constable carried a dead woman’s body nearly a kilometre from the Tungabhadra River after an attempted rescue.
The woman, Jayashree, 41, had reportedly told her family she was going to take her own life.
Police teams searched for her after her family asked for help.
Constable G. Ranga Swamy found her body floating in the river and tried CPR with others, but she could not be saved.
An ambulance was not immediately available, so Ranga Swamy carried her body over boulders and muddy terrain to the riverbank.
- Who
- Constable G. Ranga Swamy carried the body of Jayashree, 41.
- What
- He carried her body nearly a kilometre from the Tungabhadra River after a rescue attempt failed.
- When
- On Sunday; the article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Tungabhadra River near Mantralayam.
- Why
- An ambulance was not immediately available, and the constable said he could not leave the body in the open.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Jayashree’s family members left for their native place while she stayed in Mantralayam.
Jayashree called her family and said she was going to take the extreme step, and they sought police help to find her.
Ranga Swamy found Jayashree’s body in the river 17 minutes after the search began, and rescuers tried CPR.
With an ambulance not immediately available, Ranga Swamy carried her body nearly a kilometre to the riverbank.
- Woman
- Jayashree, 41
- Constable
- G. Ranga Swamy, a 2009-batch constable
- River
- Tungabhadra
- Search time
- 17 minutes before the body was found
- Distance carried
- Nearly a kilometre
What people are saying
I ran towards the river, and after passing through boulders and muddy terrain, found the body of a woman floating in the waters, exactly 17 minutes after the search was initiated.
It was very hot, and we could not leave the dead body in the open, as dogs might eat it.
I would have been happy if the woman’s life had been saved.
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