Rupnagar: A 26-year-old lacking car case has resurfaced after an Omni van that plunged into the Bhakra Canal in 2000 was just lately recovered from the waters close to Bhakra Canal within the Kiratpur Sahib space of Rupnagar district. The car belonged to a household from Kotla village and had fallen into the canal in October 2000 whereas getting back from a marriage ceremony. 4 individuals, together with an eight-year-old youngster, had been reportedly travelling within the van on the time of the accident.
Regardless of a month-long search operation by skilled divers again then, neither the car nor the occupants had been ever discovered.
Just lately, native social employee and diver Kamalpreet Saini found the submerged car whereas trying to find a physique within the canal close to Nakkian village. He initially tied the van with ropes after recognizing it deep underwater, and later, with the assistance of villagers and a tractor, the car was pulled out.
Saini mentioned the rear portion and roof of the Omni van had been fully destroyed resulting from rust and extended submersion, leaving solely the entrance half intact. He additionally claimed that skeletal stays had been discovered within the entrance part of the car together with a shirt believed to belong to the kid sufferer.
All recovered objects have reportedly been handed over to the household.
A police official confirmed that the car which had fallen into the canal in 2000 has now been retrieved.
Saini additional acknowledged that after talking to villagers, he discovered in regards to the decades-old incident and later contacted the victims’ households, who requested him to assist get well the car. He added that robust underwater currents made the restoration operation extraordinarily troublesome.
