Punjab: Bank manager’s body and car found in canal

Punjab: Two days after a youth went missing under mysterious circumstances, his body and car were recovered from the Sirhind feeder canal near Bhullar village today. The deceased has been identified as Simrandeep Singh, a resident of Kotkapura Road, who was posted as a bank manager in Lakhewali. His family told police that Simrandeep had gone somewhere with his friends on Wednesday night but did not return. A search operation was launched and tyre marks of the car were seen along the canal. A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and some private divers recovered the body and the car from the canal today. Muktsar SSP Tushar Gupta said police were questioning Simrandeep’s friends to find out if it was an accident or there was a conspiracy behind the death.