Tribune News Service

Nawanshahr, July 11

Four persons have been booked for taking bath in Bist Doab Canal, said Nawanshahr SSP Alka Meena on Sunday. The cases have been registered at the City Balachaur police station. The offenders have been identified as Happy, Rahul and Ajay from Balachaur and Rahul, a resident of Rupnagar.

Notably, last month four youths of of Balachaur town, who had reportedly jumped into the Sutlej to get relief from the scorching heat in the afternoon, had drowned. Their bikes, clothes and footwear were found along the Sutlej. Professional divers from Ropar were deployed who after five hours of effort had finally managed to pull out the bodies.

After that, the police officials were directed to carry out special checking of ghats and canal bridges on the Sutlej, besides keeping a strict vigil on people who come to bath at these places. The Deputy Commissioner had imposed a complete ban on bathing in the Sutlej and Bist Doab Canal as both are closed. “The water flow is very fast and taking bath in it could lead to loss of life,” the DC had said. A special appeal had also been made to the parents to take care of their children so that they do not go for bathing in the river or canal.