State funeral for Ishmeet, post-mortem report says he drowned

The body was brought home today after the post-mortem was conducted at the local civil hospital. It was later placed on a raised platform outside for about three hours to allow the public to get a last glimpse.

The post-mortem was conducted at the local Civil Hospital after Ishmeet’s family alleged foul play in his death and demanded a probe. Meanwhile, Ishmeet’s viscera has been sent to laboratories at Kharar and Patiala’s Rajindra Medical College for investigations, said the SMO.

Commenting on reports of an injury on Ishmeet’s head, the SMO said it was a minor abrasion which could have been caused when he must have hit the floor of the pool. “But, this abrasion cannot be blamed for Ishmeet’s death.”

The state government announced that a memorial and an award in the field of singing would be instituted in Ishmeet’s memory.