Youth feared drowned in Sirhind Canal

Ahmedgarh, September 27

A youth of Lohatbaddi village is feared to have drowned after he jumped from the Kalyan Bridge into the Bathinda branch of the Sirhind Canal here today.

The police have yet to ascertain the exact sequence of events which lead to the incident, but it’s suspected that the victim took the extreme step after he failed to receive justice in case of dispute with his close relatives.

The youth, whose body is yet to be recovered, has been identified as Naurang Singh (43), a labourer of Lohatbaddi village in Raikot subdivision of the Ludhiana district.

The spot from where he jumped into the canal was at a small distance from the venue for road blockade on the Raikot-Malerkotla road organised during the Bharat Bandh. Investigations revealed that Naurang was upset over his domestic circumstances and dispute with one of his close relatives. The police have yet to ascertain if he left some suicide note before leaving Lohatbaddi village.

Naurang is survived by three minor children. His wife had died over two years ago. Lohatbaddi chowki in-charge Sayeed Shakeel said legal proceedings would be initiated after recovery of the body by. “However, we will conduct a probe into circumstances leading to the incident in case the aggrieved family lodges a complaint with us,” Shakeel added. — OC