Jammu, July 19 -- Jammu Police and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Sunday rescued a group of youths who were stranded in the middle of the Tawi River during a joint rescue operation, officials said.

According to the police, the rescue team safely evacuated all those stranded without any casualties.

Police officer Viktram Bhau, who was part of the rescue team, said the operation was launched after local residents alerted the authorities about the incident.

"Three people were rescued after residents alerted the authorities. Police and SDRF teams carried out a two-to-three-hour rescue operation and brought them back," Bhau said.

The rescue operation was carried out jointly by the police and disaster response teams, who man...