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11-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Canal, Family Devastated by Second Loss
29 May
Summary
- An 11-year-old boy drowned while bathing in Sidhwan Canal.
- The family had lost their 16-year-old daughter to illness earlier this year.
- The boy's father is a daily wage labourer, and the family is poor.
A young boy's life was tragically cut short when 11-year-old Taranjit Singh drowned while bathing in the Sidhwan Canal near Gill Canal Bridge. His body was recovered on Wednesday evening, May 28, 2026, following a search operation initiated by the police after his family reported him missing.
This devastating incident marks the second major loss for Taranjit's family this year. They are a poor family; his father works as a daily wage labourer. Earlier in February 2026, the family lost their 16-year-old daughter to a serious illness. The recovered body of Taranjit has been placed in the mortuary for further legal proceedings.
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