Bodies of 14 persons, who drowned after an overcrowded country boat capsized at Baghmati in Bihar's Khagaria district have been fished out, even as many others were yet to be traced, police said. The bodies of 14 persons, including 7 minor girls and two women have been recovered, Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said. The ADGP said the National Disaster Response Force personnel have been pressed into service to locate the bodies, he said. The boat carrying more than 50 people was returning from a fair on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami when it got caught in gusty wind and torrential rain in midstream and capsized. Five bodies were recovered from the spot last evening, while around 25 persons swam to safety.
Latest Update: Bodies of 26 people who drowned after two boats capsized in Bihar were recovered on Tuesday even as a search was on to trace around 50 missing people, police said. Eighteen people drowned and 45-50 others were missing when an overcrowded country boat, carrying over 100 people, capsized in the Bagmati river near Fultora ghat last evening, Superintendent of Police of Khagaria district, Indranand Mishra said
Latest Update: Bodies of 26 people who drowned after two boats capsized in Bihar were recovered on Tuesday even as a search was on to trace around 50 missing people, police said. Eighteen people drowned and 45-50 others were missing when an overcrowded country boat, carrying over 100 people, capsized in the Bagmati river near Fultora ghat last evening, Superintendent of Police of Khagaria district, Indranand Mishra said
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