Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has sought personal intervention of the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj into the issue of reported drowning of Punjabi youths near Panama after their boat capsized on the sea while travelling to the US.<br/><br/>In a letter to External Affairs Minister, Mr. Badal said that the Government of India should make immediate efforts through the governments of concerned countries and Indian Missions in Colombia and Panama so that these boys could be rescued and brought back to India.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Kapurthala police have arrested two unauthorised travel agents following reports of drowning of 21 Punjabi youths near Panama. The two agents Harbhajan Singh Sucha of Bhatnura Lubhana village and Kulwinder Singh Multani of Bhogpur were booked under the Immigration Act. They were on the lookout for a third agent, believed to be a resident of Dayalpur village.<br/><br/>IG, Jalandhar Zone, Arpit Shukla, has said that only one of the youths on the boat, Jaswinder Singh alias Sonu of Laroi village, has survived. He had called up his father Harjinder Singh back home and informed him about the incident. The police are yet to identity the remaining victims. <br/><br/>Police sources said the capsized boat was carrying passengers more than its capacity of 10 persons. Aggrieved parents alleged that agent Multani had earlier sent many youths to the US via the sea route. <br/><br/>The Punjab government has set up a control room at the Civil Secretariat to keep families of the boat tragedy victims informed. The helpline numbers are 0172-2740397 and 2740859.