6 Missing After Boat Carrying 17 Pilgrims Sinks In Ganga In Bihar

Patna: At least five people are feared drowned after a boat carrying 17 passengers capsized at river Ganga’s Umantha ghat under Barh sub-division of Patna district in Bihar, officials said. The incident took place Sunday morning.

A boat carrying 17 people capsized at Umantha ghat in Bihar (Twitter/video screengrab)

Officials said several teams, including the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), began their operations and rescued 12 people.

A large number of devotees had come to Ganga to take a dip in the holy river on the occasion of Ganga Dussehr.