Days after the Jabalpur cruise ship tragedy, at least six people went missing while three were rescued after a boat capsized in the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Hamirpur city SDM Abhishek Kumar and CO Rajesh Kamal, along with a large police force, arrived at the scene.
An NDRF team has also been called in to search for the missing victims. This incident has created a stir in the village, and the families of those missing are in distress.
It is also being reported that no one on the boat was wearing a life jacket. Despite the Jabalpur accident, the administration in Hamirpur has not shown any strictness regarding the movement of boats. This resulted in a major accident. A team of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and divers has been called in to search for the drowned victims.
How did the incident took place?
According to a report by Jagran.com, the boat capsized while the boatman was standing and talking on his mobile phone. Nine people, including five children, were swept away by the current. The boatman saved himself by swimming. A teenage girl and a young man also came out. Six others, including two brothers, are missing.
The victims had arrived in Kotupur Patia village for the marriage of Shripal's daughter on Tuesday. After the wedding on Wednesday, the victims went to their melon farm at 7 pm. The victims have been identified as Brajrani, Rani (9), Akanksha, Lavyansh (5), Gorelal (5), Aditya (11), Rinku (20), and Parul (14).
After eating melons, everyone was returning by boat. At 8:30 pm, boatman Vishnu stood up and started talking to someone on his phone. The boat is said to have lost its balance and sank in the middle of the river.
Vishnu somehow managed to swim out. Shripal's son Rinku and teenager Parul were also rescued and rushed to a hospital, all others are missing.