Boat full of passengers capsizes in Bihar’s Samastipur, 8 missing

Eight people were reported missing after a boat full of passengers capsized on the Shanti river in Samastipur, Bihar late on Friday evening.

Eight people were reported missing after a boat capsized on the Shanti river in Samastipur, Bihar late on Friday evening. The boat was carrying 12 passengers when it sank; four swam to safety while the whereabouts of the remaining eight are unknown. A rescue operation to find the missing persons is underway, with locals joining the efforts. Rescuers are facing difficulties in locating the missing due to the dark.