Two teens drown in Mohali canal

The duo had come to a religious fair at the village and on their way,they noticed water in the otherwise dry bed of the canal. “They jumped into the water for a bath but within a few minutes,they drowned,” said Bal.

He added that preliminary investigation has revealed that though not expert swimmers,the victims were used to take a dip in the shallow village ponds. “Without having an idea of the depth of the water,they jumped into the canal,” said Bal. While along the canal bank,the water was only 4-5-feet deep,on the far side,it was up to 15 feet deep,in which the teenagers got trapped.

Around 1.30 pm,a passerby noticed the two drowning. He arranged for a public announcement from Sotal village gurdwara,following which,villagers rushed to the spot and pulled them out. However,they were declared dead on arrival at a private hospital in Kharar.

While Prince was a student of Class VIII,Charanjit studied in Class IX at a village government school. Inquest proceedings under Section 174 of the CrPC have been initiated.