THE bodies of Premraj Bhola, 20 years, and Aleem Sulaman, 19 years, both of Belle West, Canal No. 2 Polder, West Bank Demerara were yesterday morning found trapped in a Toyota Fielder wagon after the submerged vehicle was pulled from the main canal in the area.And up to late last evening residents and family members of 19-year-old Ganesh Sookchran of 788 Belle West, were searching for his body in the same canal where it is believed that he might have

drowned.

Sookchran took the keys to the wagon which his father had rented, while family members were asleep, and he picked up the other two youths and they went on a drinking spree.

Speaking with the Chronicle from her home yesterday, Premraj’s mother, Sabeta Bhola, said she last saw her son at approximately 23:30 hrs on Sunday as he was leaving the house.
The woman recalled that her son, who works as a mason in the community, told her that he was “going on the road” and that is all she knew until yesterday morning when she received a message that he was involved in an accident and she needed to take him to the hospital.

The young man lived with his grandmother in the lower flat of a two-storey house while his mother lives upstairs. Sabeta said when she arrived at the scene she saw a large crowd and a hearse as

well as the bodies of her son and his friend who lived a few doors away.

She also recalled seeing police officers and residents who showed up upon hearing that the bodies of two young men were pulled from a vehicle in the canal.
Salomie Bhola, mother of Sulaman, said she last saw her son at 21:30 hrs on Sunday when he told her that he was going on the road to return shortly. The woman said that after sometime had passed her husband went on the road to get something and recalled seeing Sulaman and Bhola imbibing on the roadside and she later called him to ask him what time he was coming home and he replied “just now.”
The woman said that she and Sulaman were out earlier with her daughter and husband and after they returned home, her son said he was heading on the road to return.
According to Bhola, her last call to her son was sometime before midnight when she was getting ready to go to bed. Again the young man answered and told her that he was coming home shortly.
However, yesterday morning she woke up and found that he was not at home but was not alarmed since sometimes he sleeps at his friends. The woman said she took her daughter to school and intended to check whether her son was at his friends.

In the meantime, she received a call from her niece stating that her son was dead. The grieving mother said she found it hard to believe at first but was told that he was involved in an accident and when she rushed over to her niece and went to the scene her worst fears were confirmed.
The other person to speak with this publication was Kumarie Mossai, the mother of Sookchran, who up to last evening was still missing. She said that she last saw her son on Sunday evening and he was at home. The woman said her son operates a wash bay at their home and apparently when they retired to bed he stole the keys to a car his stepfather had rented and decided to go on a joy ride.
Persons in the area said the young man normally drives the cars that are brought to his wash bay for cleaning.
According to her, when they woke up yesterday morning they saw the door to the house open and the young man was not around. She said that shortly after persons kept coming to her home and calling to find out where her son was since they knew that the car which was involved in the accident was being used by his stepfather.

She said that she was then invited to the scene after persons told her that the car was involved in an accident. She said that when she got there she saw the bodies of the other two young men but her son was not in sight.
Persons were seen yesterday afternoon diving in the canal looking for the young man as the undertakers with a hearse were on standby.
However, some persons were speculating that he may have exited the sinking car and fled the scene after realising the extent of his troubles.

By Leroy Smith