Overview
- Authorities said six people, including four children, are untraced after a motorised passenger boat flipped midstream near Rahampur in Barpeta district.
- The vessel was carrying about 22 commuters to Borghul char when it reportedly hit a whirlpool or strong currents, and most passengers were rescued by a nearby boat.
- Local fishermen joined police and SDRF and IRB teams in immediate operations, and an NDRF unit is en route for a coordinated search on January 28.
- Residents and officials reported missing safety measures on the boat, including a lack of life jackets, prompting scrutiny of compliance on the route.
- Officials named the missing as Madhu Mia, Sukurjan Nesa, Amina Parbin, Rahul Amin, Aryan Islam and Junufa Yasmin, while some outlets reported one additional person feared missing.