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Five friends drowned in the canal – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion While bathing in the canal in Kasganj, the teenagers did not realize that while bathing, they would go into deep water. Sohail was able to escape with the help of divers, but his face was filled with grief over his fellow teenagers drowning in the canal. He also regretted that other comrades could not be saved. Sohail told that earlier there was not much water where he was bathing. We were bathing comfortably, but as we progressed further, the…

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Five friends drowned in the canal – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion After the teenagers went missing while bathing in the canal in Kasganj, a search operation was conducted by PAC flood unit and private divers, but the water was very deep in the area where the teenagers drowned. Divers estimated the depth in the foothills to be 20 to 25 feet. Due to such conditions, divers were not able to reach the bottom of the canal, but the search operation continued till late evening, but no success was achieved. There…

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Selfie taken before the accident – Photo: Amar Ujala Expansion As soon as the relatives of the teenagers who were victims of the accident reached Hazara Canal, the picnic point of Kasganj Jhal bridge, there was an outcry. The happiness of Eid festival was seen turning into mourning. Eid was being celebrated in everyone’s homes, but the accident of drowning in the canal shocked the family members. Only sighs and screams were coming out of his mouth. The scene was such that even the people who reached the spot became…

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