In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old Jain sadhvi reportedly committed suicide after she jumped off a bridge into the Mahisagar river near Vadodara in Gujarat.

The incident took place near Bamangam village of Padra Taluka on Wednesday in which the Jain nun, identified as Sadhvi Ridhita Sriji Maharaj, died.

The sadhvi, who was part of a group of nuns which was on its way to Padra on foot, was left behind due to fatigue and while crossing the bridge she jumped into the river. She had recently undergone a surgery for kidney stone and was not keeping well, they added. The dead body was recovered and handed over to the members of the Jain community at their request without post-mortem.

When a woman renounces worldly life along with all other attachments and is initiated into nunhood (after receiving the 'Diksha') she is called Sadhvi or Shramani.