Latest News | Man Drowns in Check Dam in Himachal's Una

Una/Shimla, Mar 18 (PTI) A 50-year-old rickshaw-puller drowned in a check dam in the Amb subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Una district, police said on Monday.

Buta Singh, a resident of Punjab, had come to Baba Badbhag Singh Maidi along with some friends on Sunday but got separated from them.

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His body was spotted floating in the dam by some devotees passing by.

The police pulled the body out and sent it to the regional hospital for post-mortem.

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An investigation is underway, the police said.

In a separate incident, the son of a retired IAS officer allegedly killed himself at home in Shimla town on Monday.

The 27-year-old was found hanging in his home, where he lived alone.

A suicide note was recovered from the spot but the police refused to divulge its contents. The body has been sent for post-mortem.

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