CM expresses shock over drowning incident in Hoshiarpur

Chandigarh, August 11: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday expressed profound grief and sorrow over the tragic incident in Hoshiarpur where 11 persons had drown in water due to incessant rain.

The Chief Minister expressed deep regret that 11 members of a family from Himachal Pradesh were traveling in an Innova car when they became trapped in rising water in a rivulet during heavy rain.

He said that nine members of the family had died whereas search for remaining two is going on. Bhagwant Singh Mann condoled the death of nine persons and prayed to almighty to grant eternal peace to departed souls.