Man jumps into Narmada canal to save pet dog, drowns

VADODARA: A 51-year-old man drowned in the Narmada canal while trying to save his pet dog in Gorwa area in Gujarat’s Vadodara district Wednesday morning. Biju Raghunath Pillai had taken his two dogs — a German shepherd and a Husky — for a walk on Narmada canal road. Witnesses told police that one of the dogs slipped into the canal while playing along its edge.