Two friends drown in Garhshankar,1 miraculously escapes

Our Correspondent

Garhshankar, June 26

Two youngsters drowned and their friend had a narrow escape after two cars fell in the Bist Doab Canal near Kot Fatuhi around 10.30 pm on Friday.

Jatinder Singh, a resident of Sarhala Kalan, said he had gone to meet his friend Manjinder Singh, a resident of Chela, on his car.

He said his friend Anmol Khabda, a resident of Ghumiala village, and Jasdeep Singh Jassi, a resident of Kot Fatuhi, were following him in another car.

Jatinder said as they were heading back home around 10 pm, his SUV fell into the canal. He said he somehow managed to break the windshield and sat on the roof of the car. He said around 12 o’clock, two residents of Alawalpur village, took him out safely.

Jatinder said he had no idea that the vehicle in which his friends were travelling had also fallen in the canal.

He said he found out in the morning that Khabda’s family members with the help of the police and divers were searching for his friends. After fishing out the vehicle, the police recovered bodies of Khabda and Jassi from the car.

The police personnel said Khabda had tried hard to get out of the ill-fated vehicle, but he failed as his leg got stuck with in the glass.