The Jammu and Kashmir Police claimed on Saturday to have averted a tragic incident by rescuing a woman and her two minor children, who were about to jump into the Chenab river in Doda district.

On getting information, a team from the Doda police station rushed to the spot and successfully prevented the suicide attempt, thereby saving three precious lives, police said in a statement.

They said the woman, Shamima Akhter, the wife of Irfan Ahmed and a resident of Golibagh village in Doda, was handed over to the Women police station in Doda for counselling and necessary legal assistance.