JAMMU: A government teacher was suspended, and an inquiry was ordered after a student allegedly died by suicide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday.

Saba Banoo (19), a student of Government Degree College, Doda, allegedly jumped into Chenab river at Pul Doda on January 16, after being scolded by her teachers for possessing a mobile phone during a test, as claimed by her family.

The body of the girl remains unrecovered despite efforts by police, local volunteers and SDRF personnel.