Overview

• Police said five bodies have been recovered and the search is on for seven others after 13 people were swept away during Thursday’s Durga idol immersion in Khairagarh, Agra.
• One survivor, identified as Vishnu, was pulled from the water by villagers and is hospitalized in stable condition.
• A large multi-agency operation is underway with two NDRF units, the SDRF, PAC and Etawah divers, and the Army’s 50 Para Brigade and 411 Para Field Company.
• Authorities said the group entered the Utangan River about 300 metres upstream of the designated site despite an artificial pond prepared for immersion.
• Local residents staged protests over what they called a slow rescue response, while officials also cited swollen monsoon waters and unmarked deep pits at the site.