Eleven people were killed and several feared dead as a tractor carrying idols of goddess Durga for immersion plunged into a lake in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, said police officials.
Inspector General of Police (Indore rural range) Anurag reported that the incident occurred in the Pandhana area. The devotees were on a tractor transporting more than a dozen Durga idols from different villages for immersion, he told PTI.
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So far nine bodies have been recovered with the help of the State Disaster Response Force and local divers, he said, and the search and rescue operation is underway.
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An additional SDRF team has been sent to the site, he said. "We have learnt that five to six devotees survived," the official said, adding that a probe has been launched into the accident.
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