A child drowned while bathing in the Gill Canal here. The boy’s body was recovered from the canal on Wednesday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Taranjit Singh (11), a resident of Karnail Singh Nagar. His father said Taranjit had gone to bathe in the Gill Canal on Tuesday morning. When he did not return home by the evening, his family began searching for him. When no trace of the victim was found despite numerous searches, the police were informed. A search was conducted in the canal on Wednesday and the child’s body was recovered around 5:30 pm.
Taranjit’s father is a daily wage labourer while his mother is a homemaker. The boy was the youngest of his siblings. Family members had already experienced a significant loss as their eldest 16-year-old daughter died in February due to a serious illness. Only a son among the siblings, Karandeep (14), remains in the family.
As news of Taranjit’s body being recovered from the Gill Canal reached home, his parents lost consciousness.
Upon receiving information about the incident, the police launched a probe. Investigating officer ASI Harbans Singh said a search operation was launched after the child went missing and he was suspected of drowning in the canal. After considerable efforts, the body was recovered from the canal with the help of divers.
