Labourer dead and seven missing after boat capsizes in UP

A boat carrying 13 passengers capsized in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh leading to one death and several missing. According to the cops, a labourer was drowned and body of a minor girl was fished out.

Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh): A labourer drowned and seven others went missing after a boat carrying 13 people capsized in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

According to Superintendent of Police Pratap Gopendra, all those on the boat were labourers who used to go to Haryana for work and the incident took place when they were returning.

Police said the incident took place around 5 pm. While ten people were rescued by locals, the body of one was fished out. Seven others are still missing and feared drowned, police said.

"Body of minor has been taken out. We have deployed seven swimmers to rescue the missing people. NDRF team will be arriving shortly",said Shakuntla Gautam, District Magistrate.

Expressing grief over the incident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officers to provide all necessary help to victims and their families..

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)