
A Mohali-based engineer and two of his colleagues, residents of Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur, drowned at a beach in Ratnagiri, 250 kms from Goa, on Friday evening. Aseem Gill 24, a resident of Phase 3B2, had been working with Infosys in Pune for over a year.
D P S Gill, the victim8217;s father, is a retired Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation PSIDC Limited official. He left for Goa soon after receiving the news. Aseem is survived by his parents and a younger brother.
Their neighbour and Residents8217; Welfare Association president P S Khaira told Newsline that according to information available with the family, Aseem was part of an 11-member Infosys engineers group that went on a sightseeing and excursion tour to Goa. On Friday evening, Aseem and two of his colleagues went deep into the water despite warnings from team members. A sudden strong wave of water swept the three, eyewitnesses told the family.
Aseem8217;s father is expected to reach Mohali with the body on Sunday. The victim was an alumnus of St. John8217;s School, Chandigarh, and had done his engineering from the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Bhaddal.