Highlight
- In Patna, Bihar, a boat full of passengers sank in the middle of the Ganges river.
- The boat accident happened last night (September 4) and the SDRF launched a rescue operation.
- At least a dozen are said to be missing, and the passengers on the boat were residents of Dawood Puri
Bihar News: There was chaos after a boat full of passengers sank in the middle of the Ganges river on Sunday night at Sherpur Ghat in Shahpur in Patna, Bihar. disappear. Rescue work has been started in the middle of river Ganga by alerting the teams of Shahpur police station and SDRF. One SDRF boat and two villagers’ boats searched for the missing in the middle of the river.
According to the information, the people on the boat were residents of Dawoodpur under Shahpur police station area and were returning from the boat with animal feed. The boat went out of control and sank due to sudden water flowing in the middle of the river near Sherpur Ghat.
Shahpur police station in-charge Shabbir Alam said that more than 50 people were on the boat. The station in-charge informed about the missing of about a dozen people in the accident.
The missing are Ramadhar Ram (65), Kanchan Devi (35), Dora Ram’s daughter (40), Bhola Kumari (12), Aarti Kumari (14), Poojan Rai’s wife (45), Kumkum Devi, Vinod Rai, Chhotu. Ram is involved. and Mahesh Ram.
As soon as the information of the accident was received, the people of the village reached Shahpur police station and started pleading for help in the matter. Shahpur police station in-charge started the rescue operation with the help of SDRF and local divers.
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