Bulls go Berserk Overturn Boat 20 People Drown
As per a report:
More than 20 people were feared drowned while another 22 were rescued when an overloaded motor-operated boat capsized in a swollen Ganga in Varanasi. National Disaster Response Force and PAC flood unit were pressed into rescue operations. One person has been arrested and a magisterial probe ordered into the incident.
The boat owner is absconding. One body had been fished out till the filing of the report. As the news spread of the tragedy spread, thousands of people gathered at the Gaangpur Ghat in Mirzapur where the boat was headed. Mirzapur DM Anil Dhingra, SP R P S Yadav and SDM (Chunar) Ashok Kanojia, who reached the ghat had to face locals’ ire over alleged delay in launching rescue operations. Police had to use force to disperse the villagers. Varanasi commissioner RM Srivastava along with DM and SSP of Varanasi was camping at Betawar Ghat in Varanasi to monitor the rescue operations. Reports said on Tuesday the Ganga was flowing five metres above normal level in Mirzapur and four metres above the level in Varanasi as the boat headed towards Gaangpur in Mirzapur from Betawar Ghat in Varanasi.
A few survivors who managed to swim to safety at Gaangpur side said that apart from 54 men and women that included students of different schools and colleges, the boatman had also allowed two bulls on board before the boat left Betawar Ghat at Bachhawa Chatti under Rohania police station in Varanasi. Survivors further claimed that as the boat reached midstream amidst high current, the two bulls went berserk causing the boat to overturn and capsize. However, commissioner and district magistrate of Varanasi Pranjal Yadav claimed that only 40 persons hailing from Dharmalpur, Shivpur, Badhahi, Govindpur and Bela villages of Mirzapur were on board.
More than 20 people were feared drowned while another 22 were rescued when an overloaded motor-operated boat capsized in a swollen Ganga in Varanasi. National Disaster Response Force and PAC flood unit were pressed into rescue operations. One person has been arrested and a magisterial probe ordered into the incident.
The boat owner is absconding. One body had been fished out till the filing of the report. As the news spread of the tragedy spread, thousands of people gathered at the Gaangpur Ghat in Mirzapur where the boat was headed. Mirzapur DM Anil Dhingra, SP R P S Yadav and SDM (Chunar) Ashok Kanojia, who reached the ghat had to face locals’ ire over alleged delay in launching rescue operations. Police had to use force to disperse the villagers. Varanasi commissioner RM Srivastava along with DM and SSP of Varanasi was camping at Betawar Ghat in Varanasi to monitor the rescue operations. Reports said on Tuesday the Ganga was flowing five metres above normal level in Mirzapur and four metres above the level in Varanasi as the boat headed towards Gaangpur in Mirzapur from Betawar Ghat in Varanasi.
A few survivors who managed to swim to safety at Gaangpur side said that apart from 54 men and women that included students of different schools and colleges, the boatman had also allowed two bulls on board before the boat left Betawar Ghat at Bachhawa Chatti under Rohania police station in Varanasi. Survivors further claimed that as the boat reached midstream amidst high current, the two bulls went berserk causing the boat to overturn and capsize. However, commissioner and district magistrate of Varanasi Pranjal Yadav claimed that only 40 persons hailing from Dharmalpur, Shivpur, Badhahi, Govindpur and Bela villages of Mirzapur were on board.
Labels: 20 People, Berserk, Boat, Bulls, Drown, Overturn, Varanasi
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