Two minors missing after boat capsizes in Malkangiri’s Swabhiman Anchal

In a tragic incident, two minor boys went missing while three others were rescued after a boat ferrying them capsized in a dam while they were returning home from a wedding in Malkangiri’s Swabhiman Anchal.

On being alerted, Khairaput fire personnel along with Mudulipada police reached the spot and launched a search operation to trace the missing boys.

The missing boys have been identified as Sajit and Balaram of Dindiguda village while the rescued persons have been identified as Ram, Gopal and Lacha. 

According to sources, the five had gone to attend a marriage function at Andhra Pradesh’s Padalput village. On their way back home, the boat capsized near Sindiguda village.

Luckily, three of them were rescued with minor injuries while two of them have gone missing in the strong currents of the dam. The rescue team is finding it difficult to trace the missing boys due to the strong water currents in the dam.