Shimla, July 27 -- To save his drowning friend in the Beas- Sutlej Link Canal located in Balh area of Mandi district, the other friend also jumped into the canal and is feared drowned. Police said it was the anniversary of a youth named Harjeet, resident of Lohar Panchayat. On this occasion, his two friends-Ashish Gautam (resident of Bilaspur) and Sudhir (resident of Purana Bazar, Sundarnagar)-had gathered to celebrate on the banks of the canal near Baggi Chowk. It is being said that when the three were preparing to return after the party, suddenly Sudhir entered the canal. His foot slipped and he started flowing in the current. Seeing him drowning, Ashish also jumped into the water to save him. But due to the strong current, both of them were swept away. Ashish is the husband of Himachali singer Rakhi Gautam. Ashish was working in a bank in Sundarnagar who lived on rent in Sudhir's house. As soon as the information of the incident was received, police and NDRF teams reached the spot and a search operation was carried out throughout the night, but both could not be traced. On Saturday, Balh SDM Smritika Negi also visited the spot and took stock of the search operation....