Youngster ends life by jumping into canal

The body of a youth was recovered near Katana Sahib here on Tuesday. The victim went missing on Saturday. The body has been kept at the mortuary of a local hospital. A probe under Section 174 of the CrPC has been initiated by the Machiwara police in this regard.

Prince Kumar, a resident of Machhiwara town, had gone missing since Saturday. Being an orphan since childhood, he was staying with his maternal grandparents. They kept on waiting for their grandson since he went missing.

After returning from the confectionery shop where he was working, he parked his bike and told his grandmother that he would soon return. However, he took the extreme step by jumping into the Sirhind canal. The grandparents informed the police about his disappearance.

Divers spotted his body and pulled it out from near the Katan Sahib pull. It was handed over to the Machhiwara police, which kept it in the mortuary.

Machiwara SHO Harinder Singh said the reason for taking such an extreme step by the 21-year-old youth could not be ascertained.

“According to his grandparents, Prince used to get emotional often and took everything to heart. It is not known why he decided to end his life,” he said.