Lakshmi Keerthana, the girl who survived a murder bid after being pushed off the Gowtami-Godavari bridge in the early hours of Sunday, clung on to a pipeline for 36 minutes before being rescued, police said.
She was handed over to her relatives on Monday. Lakshmi Keerthana’s mother and sister, who were also pushed off the bridge by her mother’s live-in partner Ulava Suresh, are still missing.
“The girl responded to our phone call and we infused courage in her. Clinging to the pipeline with one hand while holding her mobile phone in the other, Lakshmi Keerthana shouted for help when we spotted her with our torchlight,” the Ravulapalem police said.
