Hindustan Times (Amritsar)

Three youths killed as car falls into Bhakra Canal

- HT Correspond­ent letterschd@hindustant­imes.com ■

BUNGA SAHIB (RUPNAGAR) : Three men, of Atari village in the district, were killed after the car in which they were on fell into the Bhakra Canal near Bunga Sahib village, about 27 km from the district headquarte­rs, on Tuesday night. The victims — Jiwan Saini, 18, Pardeep Kumar, 20, and Amrik Singh, 19 — were returning to their homes in a Maruti 800 car (PB 65J-3706) after witnessing a wrestling event in Hardo Nimoh village. Saini, who owned the car, was driving.

BUNGA SAHIB (RUPNAGAR) : Three men, of Atari village in the district, were killed after the car in which they were on fell into the Bhakra Canal near Bunga Sahib village, about 27 km from the district headquarte­rs, on Tuesday night.

The victims — Jiwan Saini, 18, Pardeep Kumar, 20, and Amrik Singh, 19 — were returning to their homes in a Maruti 800 car (PB 65J-3706) after witnessing a wrestling event in Hardo Nimoh village. Saini, who owned the car, was driving.

When they took the road to the left bank of the canal near Bunga Sahib village, Saini lost control over the vehicle, which skidded and fell into the canal, witnesses claim. Police pressed divers into service to search for the car, which was recovered on Wednesday. The bodies of the trio were also recovered.

Police completed proceeding­s under section 174 (police to inquire and report on suicide etc...) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and handed over the bodies to the families after a post-mortem at the Bhai Jaita civil hospital. Anandpur Sahib. The village, Atari, has been engulfed in a pall of gloom at the untimely death of three young men from the village.

 ?? HT PHOTO ?? ■ The car being pulled out of the Bhakra Canal near Rupnagar on Wednesday.
HT PHOTO ■ The car being pulled out of the Bhakra Canal near Rupnagar on Wednesday.
 ??  ?? ■ Amrik Singh
■ Amrik Singh
 ??  ?? ■ Jiwan Saini
■ Jiwan Saini
 ??  ?? ■ Pardeep Kumar
■ Pardeep Kumar

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