In a tragic incident, three children who went swimming in the Satluj canal yesterday near Nihang Dera, Khushedpura drowned in the canal. The bodies were recovered in the evening.
The deceased were identified as Sukhchain Singh (12), Charanjeet Singh (12), and Akashdeep Singh ( 13), all natives of the same village went for a swim but were trapped in the flow of water and got drowned.
A team of police accompanied by divers were contacted when the children went missing.
A search operation was carried out, but the divers could recover only two bodies.
Surjeet Singh, SHO told the media person that still there was search operation going on to recover body of the third boy Akashdeep Singh.
The Police have sent the bodies for further post-mortem.