Four drown as boat capsizes

Four persons including women were drowned while three others were feared dead after a boat capsized in Ghaghra river in Sikandarpur police station area of Ballia district. The incident took place Saturday evening when 21 labourers had gone to work on the other bank of the river were returning to their village in Barhucha,police said.

Sikandarpur station officer Rajesh Yadav said the boat capsized midway as it was beyond the capacity. Yadav said 14 persons were rescued from the river after the boat capsized. He said four bodies have been recovered till Sunday evening,while search for other three was on.The deceased whose bodies have been recovered were identified as Sukhrani,32,Prabhavati,45,Kalawati,45,and Sarita,15.