WOMAN DROWNS AS SCOOTER FALLS INTO CANAL IN PATHANKOT

PATHANKOT: An employee at a local dispensary, Davinder Singh, was injured and his wife, Sunita Rani, 40, washed away by the current of water after Davinder lost control over his scooter that fell into the Upper Bari Doab Canal at Madhopur near Pathankot on Friday. Passersby rescued Davinder; the woman’s body was fished out later.

Sujanpur station house officer Bharat Bhushan Saini told mediapersons that Davinder was out of danger and the couple was on its way to the paternal home of Rani, when the mishap occurred.

“A case has been registered under Section 174 (police to inquire and report on suicide etc) of the CRPC and the body has been sent for autopsy,” the SHO said.