In a heartbreaking development, a 20-year-old Chitkara University student named Harish Kumar who went missing after dinner was found dead. Harish Kumar, 20 years old, a BSc Engineering student at Chitkara University, reportedly drowned after water with strong currents gushed into the campus due to a breach in the SYL canal. For those who are unaware, Chitkara University submerged into flood water on Sunday after a breach in the SYL Canal due to the constant rain in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, The situation at Chitkara University was so tense that Indian Army was called in, and approx 200- students who were stranded at the campus were evacuated. Chitkara University is situated on Zirakpur- Rajpura Road.
As per reports, Harish Kumar was a resident of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and was a son of Kishore Kumar. Harish reportedly went for a walk outside the hostel on the night July 9 post dinner. It is suspected the deceased may have been swept away in the current caused by a breach in the SYL canal.
How Harish was found?
Reports suggest that after Harish did not return back from a walk, his friends and roommates went out to look for him. Notably, Harish was not answering his phone as well. Ultimately, they found his body floating on the ground outside and informed the hostel warden. Following that, Harish was rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. Harish was the elder son of his parents. The Police informed that on the basis of statements of family members, an inquest proceeding under Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code has been initiated. The body was handed over to the parents after post-mortem.
Chitkara University declares a holiday
Going by an official notification issued for the students of Chitkara University, the college informed the students that 'due to flood' the university will be closed till July 16 and they will be updated accordingly in this regard. The University administration in its message further stated that Army is helping the Rajpura administration to tackle the situation near Chitkara University as the SYL breach in Rajpura left a pvt hospital inundated ( Neelam - - opposite to our University)where 14 patients were already admitted. These patients were shifted to government hospitals whereas 2 patients who were in serious condition and already admitted in pvt hospital have been shifted to Government Rajindra Hospital Patiala. The college administration also informed that it can't access the amount of damage the flood has caused it but it mentioned that it has suffered massive the University has 'suffered' a lot.
Watch Chitkara University's flood video