Kota: A case has been registered against five accused in the Chambal river tragedy wherein 13 people died and 11 dead bodies have been recovered so far after a boat carrying over 40 devotees to a temple in Bundi district of Rajasthan capsized in the Chambal river on Wednesday morning.
According to the DSP Shubhakaran Puli, the accused have been identified as Mahendra, Hemraj, Meena Shergarh, Vinod, Ramkumar. "A case has been registered against them for operating the boats illegally and they will soon be nabbed. In the unfortunate incident, 19 people were rescued but 13 people drowned," he added.
The incident took place near the Dhibri Chambal area under the Khatoli police station limits of Kota.
Also read: 13 dead, 11 missing as boat capsizes in Rajasthan's Chambal river
"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," Superintendent of Police, Kota Rural, Sharad Choudhary told media.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish over the loss of lives after a boat capsized at Kota in Rajasthan.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 Lakh each to the next of the kin of the people who died in the incident of boat capsize in Kota.
According to locals, 4,050 people, including women and children, had left for the Kamleshwar Mahadev temple in Indergarh area of Bundi district from villages in Khatoli police station area on Wednesday morning.
Inputs from agencies
