An 11-year-old boy studying in class IV drowned in a minor canal of Ganga near Research Colony in Bahadrabad. The police recovered the body that was found stuck in the gate of the canal on Thursday and sent it for autopsy.
Speaking to The Pioneer, SO Bahadrabad Pradeep Bisht said, “The deceased has been identified as Anuj, resident of Brahmpuri of Haridwar. His body was recovered from the Ganga canal on Thursday. After doing the formalities, we sent the body to the district hospital for autopsy.”
Police said that on Wednesday afternoon, Anuj went out of his home in Ram Dham Colony, Brahmpuri in Kankhal without informing his parents. When he did not return till late evening the family members started searching for the boy. On Thursday, the family members spotted his cycle and clothes on the banks of the canal. His body was also found in the same canal.