Two die, seven go missing as boat capsizes in Mahanadi River near Lakhanpur in Odisha6Photo© ndtv.com

Two die, seven go missing as boat capsizes in Mahanadi River near Lakhanpur in Odisha

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At least two persons were killed and seven others were missing as a boat they were travelling in capsized in the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday, police said.

The incident took place when the boat carrying around 50 passengers was going from Patharseni Kuda to Banjipalli in Bargarh district.

The boat capsized as it was about to reach Sarada Ghat in Rengali police station in Jharsuguda district, a police officer said.