Kota: Nearly 11 people are missing after a boat carrying over 40 devotees to a temple in Bundi district of Rajasthan capsized in the Chambal river here on Wednesday morning, police said. Around 20 people were rescued so far, police added.
According to the information, 13 bodies have been recovered so far.
The incident took place near the Dhibri Chambal area under the Khatoli police station limits of Kota.
"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.
"Anguished by the capsizing of a boat in Kota, Rajasthan. My thoughts are with those who have lost their near and dear ones: PM @narendramodi," the Prime Minister's Office tweeted quoting Modi.
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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.
Around 20 people are reported to have managed to swim to the shore or have been rescued, while 10-12 people are reported missing, the SP had said, adding that he and the Kota district collector were on the way to the spot.
A rescue operation is underway, Choudhary said.
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.
With agency inputs
