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Boat capsizes in Bahraich, over ten missing

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ANI Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh)

More than ten persons have been reported as missing after a boat capsized in a river in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.

Bahraich District Magistrate, Kinjal Singh, said villagers were returning after visiting a fair, when their boat capsized.

As per local media reports, three people had managed to swim ashore.

The state government has announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs.two lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.

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First Published: Nov 19 2013 | 6:27 PM IST

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