Jammu Tawi, April 17 -- What began as a day of joy and laughter for a group of college students turned into a heartbreaking tragedy in Udhampur on Thursday, when a young student lost her life after falling from a moving bus during a picnic trip.

A witness said that victim, Anjali Choudhary, a 20-year-old fourth-semester student of Government College for Women Gandhinagar, was part of a group heading to the scenic hill destination of Patnitop. "The atmosphere, filled with excitement and youthful energy, took a devastating turn when Anjali accidentally fell from the bus near Udhampur city," he added.

According to initial reports, the incident occurred around 10:30 am, approximately one kilometre before reaching Udhampur. Eyewitnesses recoun...