2 drown taking selfie in Amritsar

Karnvir Singh, 1 of the victims

Two persons, including a woman, drowned successful the Uppar Bari Doab Canal portion taking a selfie successful the Sultanwind country connected Monday.

While the assemblage of the man, identified Karnvir Singh of Guru Nanak Pura successful Jalandhar, was recovered, the divers are looking for the assemblage of the woman.

The woman, Jasmeet Kaur, was a nonmigratory of Mohalla Pahar Singh successful Raho colony of Nawanshahr.

According to the police, some had travel to wage obeisance astatine Gurudwara Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Ji. The divers were summoned from Phillaur to retrieve the bodies by the authorities.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Parvesh Chopra said onlookers told them that the victims had taken a selfie earlier the incident.

“While taking a selfie, the pistillate mislaid equilibrium and fell into the canal. In bid to prevention her, the lad besides jumped into it. Unfortunately, some drowned successful the h2o body,” said the ACP portion adding that families of some were informed astir the incident.

The constabulary person recovered a scooter from adjacent the spot. Two mobile phones were besides recovered from there.

The constabulary recovered their Aadhaar cards connected the mobile phones and informed their families.