President Droupadi Murmu has expressed distress over the demise of people in a boat accident in the Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh. In his condolence message, the President said that the news of the death of many people including children in the boat accident is extremely sad. The president has expressed her condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the speedy recovery of injured people.
A boat with 11 persons on board capsized in the Seep river in Madhya Pradesh’s Sheopur district on Saturday and rescuers pulled out six people from the water who were “unresponsive”, an official said.
Four others have been rescued while a search is on for a missing person, he said.
The incident occurred in Manpur area, about 40 km from the Sheopur district headquarters, at around 4:45 pm.
Some local people said that strong wind was blowing at the time of the incident.