In a sad turn of events at least six persons including three minors, were drowned in a pond as a boat carrying them capsized in a Changuri village under Pulgaon station, Durg district on Wednesday, police said.
According to police, the deceased have been identified as Mohammad Habib (38), Roshni (22), her daughter Iram (4 months), Tehseen (1) and Sanjum (5) of a family and Jhaduram (37).
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Prashant Thakur talking with The Pioneer said the incident took place when a boat carrying nine persons capsized due to overloading in a fish rearing pond at Changuri village under Pulgaon police station area of the district.
Three others who were on boat were rescued. The boatman Jhaduram also could not survive in the mishap, police said.
The accident took place on Wednesday afternoon and after getting the information police rushed to the spot and fished out people in the pond. They were then rushed to a Government hospital nearby where doctors declared them brought dead, the ASP said.
Mohammad Habib, a resident of Gandhi Chowk of Bhilai area had gone for a picnic with his family members to Changuri where he had brick kiln and fish rearing business.
Total of nine people, including boatman, boarded the boat. Unable to take the burden, the boat capsized killing six of them, The ASP said.