A day after nine people drowned in Beas river, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the tragedy.
The tragedy took place when the boat they were riding from village Munda for going to a fair in village Dalla, capsized in the swollen river.
The magisterial probe would ascertain the causes of this disastrous incident and suggest remedial measures to prevent any such mishap in future.
Expressing grief and sorrow over the accident, Badal shared his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the bereaved families.
The Chief Minister also announced an ex-gratia grant of Rs1 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and free medical treatment to the injured, if any. The Chief Minister also directed the Civil and Police administration of Kapurthala, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur districts to keep a close tab on the situation to fish out the bodies from the river on the priority and hand over to their next of kin.
Deputy Commissioner Kapurthala, DS Mangat, Deputy Commissioner Tarn Taran BS Dhaliwal, Senior Superintendent of Police Kapurthala Inderbeer Singh and SSP Tarn Taran Rajjeet Singh reached the spot to supervise the rescue operations.
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal and Revenue and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia also expressed grief and sorrow over the accident.