Boat mishap in Assam, four missing

Four person gone  missing on the Brahmaputra River on Sunday morning when a boat capsized in Chabua, Assam.

According to reports, the incident happened when the boat carrying nine persons was sailing towards Balijan from Mahmora.

It is suspected that the boat capsized due to overloading, however, the exact reason is yet to be ascertained.

While five of them managed to swim to safety, four others unfortunately went missing in the river.

The missing persons have been identified as Shankar Yadav, Dhamen Das, Kishan Yadav and Sunku Kurm

Search operations is on, further details awaited.