Punjab: Body of missing man found in canal

The deceased was identified as Rajiv Vashist, a Sector 40 resident. He was dealing in the production of potato seeds in Punjab. Family members said that he had recently suffered a loss of Rs 7 crore after the Gujarat company allegedly refused to take the seeds at the last moment. The deceased had got a cheating case registered against the firm at Jagraon police station in Punjab.

“After he got a case registered, one of the company’s officials was arrested. He recently come out on bail. The company representatives were threatening Rajiv to get a case registered against him in Ahmadabad in a check bounce matter,” said Kiran Singh, a close friend of the deceased.

On Tuesday, Rajiv, according to family members, had left home saying that he has to meet the representatives of the firm in Punjab.

On Saturday, the family members approached Sector 39 police station. The deceased is survived by wife and two children. SHO Rajdeep Singh said no case had been registered yet. “It could be a case of suicide as the deceased had sent a message to her wife on November 29 asking her to take care of the children. His wife saw the message next day and informed the Chandigarh police control room,” he said.

Meanwhile, Punjab police said that they were awaiting the post-mortem report. “The family has given us a complaint that Rajiv was under depression after he was cheated by a Gujarat-based company. We will soon get a case registered in Chandigarh against the company,” saidASI Harmesh Kumar from Morinda police station.