Jalandhar
Two youths from the Doaba region — one from Kapurthala and another from Hoshiarpur — drowned in a swimming pool in Florida state of the United States on Tuesday.
Those killed were identified as Amandeep Singh (25) of Garihwala village in Hoshiarpur district and Sahilpreet Singh (21) of Massita village of Kapurthala district.
Both the victims were on a work permit and were employed in stores. They were staying together and went to a community centre’s swimming pool where they drowned.
Amandeep’s uncle Jaswinder Singh said the family received a phone call from the US law enforcement agency informing about the demise of his nephew, who was only child of his parents.
“We don’t know about the exact details of how the incident happened. Amandeep had moved to the US five years ago and was staying with his friends,” the family said.
The family members of Sahilpreet said he went abroad five months ago.
“We want the Union government and the ministry of external affairs to initiate proceedings to bring back bodies of both the youths back to India so that their last rites could be performed at their native places,” the families demanded.
{{/usCountry}}“We want the Union government and the ministry of external affairs to initiate proceedings to bring back bodies of both the youths back to India so that their last rites could be performed at their native places,” the families demanded.
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