Missing man’s body recovered from Sirhind Canal

The body of a 42-year-old Ludhiana man was recovered from the Sirhind Canal by divers near Rampur village on Wednesday evening. It was taken out with the assistance of the police and handed over to the Division Number 2 police station, Ludhiana, where his father had filed a missing complaint regarding the victim two days ago. He was the only son of his parents, who were devastated when the news reached them. The deceased was stated to be in a state of depression.

The father of the deceased said his son had left home two days ago, saying that he was going to the gym but he failed to reach there. The parents searched for him but to no avail. It was on Wednesday evening that the divers at the Sirhind Canal near Rampur noticed a body floating on the surface of water and pulled it out with the assistance of the Doraha police.

Doraha SHO Akash Dutt said the body was of Ravi Sharma of Ludhiana.