Cuttack: A woman died after allegedly jumping into the Kathajodi River from the Trisulia Bridge in Cuttack on Thursday. Her body was later recovered by a fire services team.

According to reports, passersby noticed a bag and a pair of slippers lying unattended on the bridge and informed the police. Personnel from Barang Police Station and the Fire Services Department reached the spot and began a search operation in the river.

The rescue team subsequently recovered the woman's body from the Kathajodi. The body has been sent to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for post-mortem.

Police identified the deceased as Chandrika Hembram, aged 29, based on a doctor's prescription found inside her bag. A mobile phone was also recovered from her bag.

Further investigation later revealed that she was a final-year medical student at Fakir Mohan Medical College & Hospital in Balasore and hailed from the Udala area in Mayurbhanj district.

Locals claimed that the woman had jumped into the river from the bridge. However, police are not ruling out any possibility at this stage. Investigators are examining whether she died by suicide or if foul play was involved.

Police have initiated a detailed investigation from multiple angles to ascertain the exact cause of the woman's death.