Jammu, Oct 13: The body of a woman swept away in Jammu flash floods, triggered by heavy rainfall on October 11, 2026, was recovered on Tuesday following a hectic search operation that lasted three days.
27-year-old Ruksana Kouser, wife of Mohd Kaleem, was swept away by the fast currents of water in Bagani Talab, Flora Nullah, Chinore on October 11, 2026 and remained untraced.
The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), in close coordination with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), local Police and administration continued its intensive search operation for the third consecutive day on Tuesday to trace her.
Mohd Aslam, Commandant SDRF Jammu, visited the affected area to review the search operation. He was accompanied by Tahir Sheikh, SDPO Domana, Dinesh Gupta, Deputy SP SDRF and Rohit Dev Singh, Deputy SP Trainings, SDRF.
The officers interacted with personnel deployed on the ground and assessed the operational challenges faced by the teams in the flood-affected areas.
Following sustained search efforts, the body of Ruksana Kouser was recovered at around 4.20 pm from Garrhi Purkhoo, Jammu, approximately 6–7 kilometres from the place of the incident.
The body was recovered by local inhabitants, who promptly informed the local Police, administration and the SDRF team, which had already been conducting an intensive search operation in the area.
Upon receiving information regarding the recovery, the SDRF and NDRR teams reached the site and concluded the ongoing search operation.
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