Ludhiana, Aug. 26 -- A Maruti Suzuki Swift car plunged into Sirhind Canal near Ajnaudh village of Doraha, leading to the death of the driver on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Paramjit Singh, 32, a resident of Ghulal village. The police sent the body for a postmortem examination. The reason behind the mishap is being looked into, cops said.

According to inspector Akash Dutt, station house officer (SHO) at the Doraha police station, the car was travelling from Raikot towards Doraha when, upon reaching the Ajnaudh canal bridge, it suddenly broke through the roadside railing and fell into the canal at around 6 am.

Villagers raised the alarm and initiated a rescue operation besides alerting the police. The police roped i...