Cuttack: A young woman went missing on Thursday after she allegedly jumped into the Mahanadi River near the Jobra Barrage in Cuttack City, sparking a large-scale rescue operation.

According to preliminary reports, the woman abandoned her scooter on the bridge before leaping into the river, raising immediate alarm among locals and commuters who witnessed the incident.

Soon after receiving information, Fire Services personnel launched an intensive search and rescue operation in the river. Teams equipped with boats and diving gear combed the waters downstream from the barrage in a bid to trace the woman.

Authorities have identified the woman as a resident of the Jagatpur area of Cuttack. Local police, along with the Fire Services Department, are coordinating efforts to locate her and have

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