At least four people were killed after a tourist boat carrying 31 passengers sank in the Bargi Dam area of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, media reports said.
The vessel, reportedly overloaded, went down shortly after setting off, triggering panic among those on board.
Very sad news from Jabalpur, madhyapradesh, A cruise with around 30 people went down in the Narmada river, 4 bodies have been found and many people are still missing
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) April 30, 2026
Praying for the families and for the safe rescue of everyone missing pic.twitter.com/TMYDCjdPIZ
Rescue ops underway
Local residents and authorities rushed to the spot and launched rescue efforts.
So far, 15 people have been pulled out alive, while search operations continue for several others still missing.
Officials said the rescued are under medical observation.
More details are awaited as the rescue operation continues.