November 06, 2024 02:42 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case | Supreme Court upholds validity of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Act | Not all private properties are community resources that govt can take over: Supreme Court | Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday | Indian Army 'successfully completes' patrolling to a key point in Ladakh's Depsang region
Two drowned, 5 others missing in boat mishap

Two drowned, 5 others missing in boat mishap

| @indiablooms | 10 Jul 2019, 12:42 pm

Lakhisarai, Jul 10 (UNI) Two people drowned and five others went missing when their boat capsized in Kiul river near Chanania village under Suryagarha police station area in the district today.

Police said that around 70 people were crossing Kiul river to do agriculture related work on the other side when their boat capsized in the midstream of the river. Sources said, while others swam to safety ,two people met their watery grave in the river and five others went missing.

The deceased had been identified as Urmila Devi (45) and Rakesh Kumar (12).

Lakhisarai sub divisional officer Murli Prasad was at the spot while local divers were trying to find whereabouts of the missing people, police added.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.