Varanasi: Three women and three children of the same family feared drowned after the boat capsized in the river. Ganges near Arena Valley under Vindhyachal police station mirzapur Wednesday afternoon district
The police later roped in divers to find the missing women and children. DIG Vindhya Range RK BhardwajMirzapur District Magistrate Praveen Lakshkar, SP Ajay Kumar and other officials are camping at Akhara Ghat to monitor the campaign.
“NDRF personnel and flood relief teams have also been called for the search operation, which has already been launched with locally available divers,” the DIG said.
According to the police, Rajesh Tiwari of Ghuraha area of Ranchi, Jharkhand had reached Vindhyachal to offer prayers along with 11 family members and a driver. Before entering the temple they reached Akhara Ghat to take bath in the Ganges.
Tiwari said that before he could start bathing, a boatman convinced him and his family to go to the opposite bank of the river in his boat to see and take a bath. After bathing on the other shore, they boarded the boat to go back. Meanwhile, it started raining heavily and Tiwari asked the sailor to stop. He alleged that the sailor said that despite the rain, there would be no problem in crossing the river.
However, when the boat reached midway, water started seeping into the boat and the boat capsized.
Apart from Tiwari, Vikas (28), Deepak (27), Alka (9), Ritika (7) and their driver were rescued by the people and boatmen near the ghat, police said. However, Gudiya (28), Khushboo (30), Anisha (26), Satyam (5), a two-year-old girl and a three-month-old girl are feared drowned.
Efforts were being made to trace the missing women and children, but the search operation was facing difficulties due to the strong current in the river.
The police later roped in divers to find the missing women and children. DIG Vindhya Range RK BhardwajMirzapur District Magistrate Praveen Lakshkar, SP Ajay Kumar and other officials are camping at Akhara Ghat to monitor the campaign.
“NDRF personnel and flood relief teams have also been called for the search operation, which has already been launched with locally available divers,” the DIG said.
According to the police, Rajesh Tiwari of Ghuraha area of Ranchi, Jharkhand had reached Vindhyachal to offer prayers along with 11 family members and a driver. Before entering the temple they reached Akhara Ghat to take bath in the Ganges.
Tiwari said that before he could start bathing, a boatman convinced him and his family to go to the opposite bank of the river in his boat to see and take a bath. After bathing on the other shore, they boarded the boat to go back. Meanwhile, it started raining heavily and Tiwari asked the sailor to stop. He alleged that the sailor said that despite the rain, there would be no problem in crossing the river.
However, when the boat reached midway, water started seeping into the boat and the boat capsized.
Apart from Tiwari, Vikas (28), Deepak (27), Alka (9), Ritika (7) and their driver were rescued by the people and boatmen near the ghat, police said. However, Gudiya (28), Khushboo (30), Anisha (26), Satyam (5), a two-year-old girl and a three-month-old girl are feared drowned.
Efforts were being made to trace the missing women and children, but the search operation was facing difficulties due to the strong current in the river.
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