At least six people are missing after a boat capsized in the backwaters of Ujani Dam in Pune district on Tuesday evening. The incident took place following strong winds and rain in the region.
The police said that NDRF and SDRF teams have been deployed on site and a rescue and search operation is underway after the boat capsized at Kalashi village in Indapur taluka of Pune district..
The victims included three men, a woman and two children, Indapur tehsildar Shrikant Patil said, PTI reported.
Following strong winds and rains on Tuesday evening, the boat carrying seven persons overturned. “An officer of the assistant police inspector-rank, who was among the seven persons on the boat, swam to safety,” Patil said.
Locals informed the police and a search operation was launched.
(With inputs from PTI)