Jaipur, Apr 1 (PTI) Two men drowned in a canal in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh on Wednesday while immersing ‘puja’ materials, police said.

The incident occurred in the Sadul Branch canal in the Hanumangarh Junction area when Mohit Swami (20) slipped while immersing ‘puja’ materials, and Aman Bajigar (19) and Mohit Thalod (19) jumped in to rescue him, Additional SP Arvind Vishnoi said.

A disaster management team later pulled them out and rushed them to the district hospital, police said.

Swami and Bajigar lost their lives, while Thalod is reported to be in stable condition, the SP said. PTI AG APL APL