One dead as boat turns upside down in Silchar
First Published: 16th August, 2018 21:57 IST
A boatman drowned at the annual boat race held after the boat turned upside down in Assam’s Silchar district. National Disaster Response Force rushed to their rescue and manged to
A boatman drowned at the annual boat race held after the boat turned upside down in Assam’s Silchar district.
National Disaster Response Force rushed to their rescue and manged to get the team out of the water but was unable to save one.
According to reports, Sahil Ahmed Barbhuiya, a resident of Rongpur died after struggling for life.
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