Gurgaon: Two days after a 38-year-old civil engineer, along with his two minor sons, jumped into the Agra canal near Fatehpur Billoch in Faridabad, the body of the engineer and his younger son was recovered nearly 100 km away. His elder son was rescued on Monday by passers-by and is currently under treatment.Police said the body of the engineer, Bhagwat Dayal, was found in the canal in Mathura district, while that of his son Yug (5) was recovered along the Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border. Both bodies have been sent for autopsy.The incident came to light after locals noticed a motorcycle parked on a bridge near Deeg village and alerted police.“A call was received around 9pm informing us about a bike parked on the bridge, raising suspicion that someone may have jumped into the canal,” a senior police officer said.A passer-by who spotted the bike informed police, after which Dial 112 teams and State Disaster Response Force, or SDRF, reached the spot and began a search operation.Police said Dayal jumped into the canal along with his two sons — Samrat (9) and Yug — after an argument with his wife. While the father and younger son were swept away by the current, Samrat managed a remarkable escape.Samrat drifted nearly 5 km before spotting a tree branch jutting into the canal. He clung onto it throughout the night, battling exhaustion and the cold.Early on Monday morning, a passer-by heard the boy’s cries for help and, along with a friend, jumped into the canal to rescue him.Police teams launched a massive search operation soon after receiving information on Sunday. Divers combed nearly 35 km of the canal stretch over two days, but the bodies remained untraced till Tuesday evening.Officers said the recoveries were made following inputs from local sources at two separate locations. Further investigation is underway to ascertain the sequence of events.
