NDRF and different rescue personnel conduct an operation to get well the cruise boat in the Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, on May 1, 2026.
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A court in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) took cognisance of the cruise boat tragedy that claimed the lives of 13 individuals in the district’s Bargi Dam reservoir final week and directed the police to register an FIR.
Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) D.P. Sutrakar mentioned the “failure” of the cruise boat driver and different crew members to make any effort to rescue the drowning passengers constitutes an try and commit culpable murder.
Published – May 06, 2026 06:32 am IST
