FEROZEPUR: A man trying to drown his wife in a canal was swept away by its strong water current while the woman had a miraculous escape. The police were still searching for the victim’s body on Thursday while his partner in crime and brother is on the run. All three — victim, accused and survivor — are residents of Mallanwala village in Ferozepur district.The incident took place near Mallanwala village on Wednesday, when Anwar Masih , 29, took his wife Komal, 26, out on an evening walk. The duo was accompanied by Anwar’s brother Nachhattar.In her complaint to police late Wednesday evening, Komal said, ““For the past some time Anwar started torturing me without any reason. On Wednesday, he and his brother Nachhattar took me to the village outskirts, where they planned to eliminate me by pushing me into the canal water.”Komal had married Anwar in 2010 and the couple has two children. Assistant-sub inspector (ASI) Lal Singh , who is the investigating officer, said in her statement to the police, the complainant claimed that Nachhattar shoved her into the water, but she managed to hold on to the weeds growing along the canal lining. Seeing her clinging to the weeds, Anwar jumped into the water to push her away but got swept away by the strong current, she alleged. She said as the villagers reached the spot after she raised an alarm, Nachhattar fled from the scene. Meanwhile, the villagers took her to police station.