FAISALABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 1st Aug, 2026) A youth was drowned in rain-swollen drain near Jaranwala.
Rescue 1122 spokesman said here on Saturday that a group of youth was bathing in the drain near Faiz Pura Lundianwala Stop on Lahore Road when Ali Shehbaz (23), a resident of Syed Pura, jumped into the water and drowned.
Receiving information, Rescue 1122 team rushed to the spot but the local residents managed to retrieve the victim and transported hi to Tehsil Headquarter (THQ) Hospital Jaranwala.
Rescue 1122 team provided first aid to the victim and shifted him to THQ Hospital but in vain as the doctors pronounced him dead before providing him medical assistance.
The police took the body into custody while further investigation was under progress, he added.
