3 of family drown as vehicle plunges into canal near Abohar

Three members of a family drowned and two are missing after the jeep they were travelling fell into Indira Gandhi Canal near 50RD bridge outside Ranjeetpura village in Hanumangarh near Abohar on Sunday.

Harish (42), his wife Suman (38), daughter Meenakshi (14), son Manish (7) and sister-in-law (brother’s wife) Manju (36) were there in the jeep, police said.

The bodies of Suman, Manju and Meenakshi were recovered from the canal by calling a Disaster Management Team that was assisted by 10 divers who belonged to two nearby villages. The ill-fated jeep has also been fished out. Search for others was discontinued at night and was resumed on Monday, police said.

3 of family drown as vehicle plunges into canal near Abohar

Harish’s maternal-uncle Ami Chand Jat of Chak 3KSP village said the victims who belonged to Bhuranpura village were going to participate in a pre-marriage ceremony at Naurangdesar village.

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