Bihar Boat Capsize: Five Including Three Minor Girls Drown After Boat Capsizes in Darbhanga District; CM Nitish Kumar Expresses Grief
Two women and three minor girls were drowned as a boat capsized in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Wednesday, officials said.
Patna, September 6: Two women and three minor girls were drowned as a boat capsized in Bihar’s Darbhanga district on Wednesday, officials said. The accident occurred in Kamla Balan river near Gaherpura Chaur village around 4 p.m. due to strong winds, BDO, Kusheshwar Asthan, Kishore Kumar, said. He said that the incident occurred due to a strong storm in the Kamla river that overturned the boat, which had 10 persons on it. Five persons managed to come out of the river but two women and three children drowned. Karnataka Shocker: Girl Dies By Suicide in Davanagere District After Being Blackmailed by Two Boys Over Her Private Video
The victims were identified as Jagatarni Devi, 55, Fulpari Devi, 60, Sonali Kumari, 13, Kalpana Kumari,12, and Sonia Kumari, 11. Karnataka Shocker: Woman Stabs Live-In Partner to Death With Knife After Fight Over Some Issue in Bengaluru
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expressed deep sorrow and grief over the tragedy. He has directed the authorities to compensate the victims' family members with Rs 4 lakh each.
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