Ludhiana, May 29 -- The body of an 11-year-old boy who drowned in the Sidhwan Canal near Gill Canal Bridge while bathing on Tuesday was fished out on Wednesday evening.

The deceased was identified as Taranjit Singh.

According to family members, Taranjit had left home on Tuesday morning to bathe in the canal but did not return till evening. As concern grew over his disappearance, the family searched for him at various places before approaching the police.

After receiving information about the missing child and the possibility of drowning, police launched a search operation in the canal on Wednesday. Divers continued the search for several hours before recovering the boy's body from the canal around 5.30 pm.

Taranjit belonged to a poor ...