Boat sinks, all passengers safe

A motorized boat carrying 80 passengers capsized in river Gangadhdar along the Indo-Bangladesh border in lower Assam's Dhubri district on Sunday evening, but all were rescued safely.

The engine fitted boat locally knwon as 'bhut bhuti' capsized on Gangadhar river, a tributary of Brahmaputra, near Pidyachara village under Golokganj police station around six pm, when it was proceeding from Golakganj town to Gangadhar town, sources said. On receiving information about the mishap, the BSF and police reached there and launched rescue operations. Several of the passengers swam to safety while the others were rescued from the water by the security forces. There was no casualty or injury reported.
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