Nimati Ghat Ferry Tragedy: Body Of Woman Comes Ashore In Tezpur

GUWAHATI: A dead body of a woman was found on the bank of the Brahmaputra in Devisinghi Ghat in Tezpur on Sunday. The deceased woman, whose age was about 25 to 30 years, is suspected to be a victim of the Nimati Ghat boat tragedy which had taken place last week.

The woman's identification could not be done, as per last reports available. Meanwhile, six persons were arrested on Saturday regarding the ferry mishap after chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed the Jorhat police to register criminal cases against people who are found responsible for the tragic incident.

It may be mentioned that a dead body of a man, who was also a victim of the ferry tragedy, was found on September 11 (Saturday). Indreswar Borah of Lakhimpur was cremated in the premises of his house on the same day. He was a resident of Pahumora Kanduwa Pothar (Madhavpur) Village within Lakhimpur district. On that fateful day of the accident on September 8, Indreswar Borah and his wife were passengers in the single-engine ferry named 'Ma Kamala', which capsized and drowned in the Brahmaputra after the collision of the ferry with another double-engine ferry named 'SB Tikirai'.

During the tragic ferry accident, Indreswar Borah died while he successfuly saved his wife and several other passengers of the ferry. Then he went missing in the Brahmaputra. However on Saturday (September 11), his body was recovered from the banks of the Brahmaputra at a place named 'Bhasa Tapu' under the Biswanath Ghat area. The body was first noticed by forest guards on duty; and they informed the matter to the river police.

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