Singer Rabbi Sher-gills nephew Chetan (22) was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Haryanas Sirsa district. Chetan,a student of Punjabi University,Patiala,was reportedly missing since May 4. A naked body was found floating in Bhakra canal on May 10 and the body was identified as Chetans on Sunday. According to Chetans family,he boarded a bus from Delhi to reach Punjabi University. He was supposed to write his exam of MAJMC on May 4. Preliminary investigation conducted by Haryana and Punjab police revealed that Chetan was supposed to get off at a bus stop near the university. But he left his bag in one bus,boarded a wrong bus and reached Sadduwal village,Patiala. When the conductor asked for his ticket,Chetan realised that he had left his bag in the other bus. Chetan used his mobile phone to call his mother,who talked to the conductor and requested that he should not be charged for the ticket. The bus was stopped and Chetan got off. The driver and conductor have been questioned, said a Punjab Police officer. Said Ashu Malik,who runs a network of divers in Punjab and Haryana,After getting off the bus,Chetan again called his mother informing her that he had missed the exam and asking her to take him back from there. The phone got disconnected and despite repeated attempts,his mother could not reach him. One of the teachers in the university,who is related to Chetans mother,approached me. The Patiala police also contacted me. My divers found a mobile phone and spotted a few clothes on the bank of Bhakra canal in Saddowal. I contacted Patiala SSP H S Mann and handed over the phone to him. We suspected that Chetan might have jumped into the canal and committed suicide. On May 11,I managed to recover the body from Bhakra canal and informed the Haryana Police. Chetans mother identified him. Expressing shock over the death of his nephew,Rabbi Shergill said,It is very shocking for our family. The body was beyond recognition,we barely managed to identify it. We still have doubts,for which we have requested doctors to conduct a DNA examination. Prima-facie no foul play is suspected,but we are investigating the matter, said Sirsa SP Sourabh Singh.
