Rajasthan: Four people killed as boat carrying over 50 passengers capsizes in Chambal river

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  • The passengers were reportedly crossing Chambal river to reach ‘Kamleshwar Dham’, a famous local temple when the incident took place.
Jaipur: At least four people were killed after a boat carrying more than 50 passengers capsized in Chambal river near Kota in Rajasthan on Wednesday. As many as ten people are reportedly missing.
A relief and rescue operation is underway. The passengers were reportedly crossing Chambal river to reach ‘Kamleshwar Dham’, a famous local temple when the incident took place.
According to the district administration, four people have died after the boat capsized in the Chambal river. People from the Kota side were crossing the Chambal river towards Bundi district in Rajasthan when the boat capsized, reports Times Now’s Arvind.
A large number of women were among the passengers when the incident took place.
“A boat carrying over 40 devotees to a temple in Indergarh area of Bundi district capsized in Chambal river under Khatoli police station of Kota district at around 8.45 am on Wednesday,” news agency PTI quoted Superintendent of Police, Kota Rural, Sharad Choudhary, as saying.

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