India, July 11 -- A 30-year-old woman drowned in a major drain after the wall of her shanty near Vivekanand Nagar rail-over-bridge in Ghaziabad collapsed during incessant rains on Wednesday night. Police recovered her body in the morning, officers said on Thursday.

Police identified the deceased as Junaida Khatoon, originally from Khagariya, Bihar. The incident took place around 10pm, they added.

"The police reached the spot. But we could not rope in divers as it is a major drain and there was heavy flow due to rainfall. The body was finally discovered around 7am on Thursday after the water level subsided and it was sent for autopsy," said assistant commissioner of police (Kavi Nagar circle) Bhaskar Verma.

Mohammad Irshad, 35, a daily ...