Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Three Drown After Boat Capsizes in Assam's Merbil Wetland
Three people were crossing a wetland in Assam in a small boat on Sunday.
They were going with their cattle to a nearby place.
The boat capsized while they were crossing.
All three people drowned.
One of them was an 11-year-old boy, and two were from the same family.
They lived in a village in the Ghilamara area.
Police said the water level had risen.
Residents and police searched for the people, and their bodies were recovered.
The bodies were sent to a hospital for examination.
Three people, including an 11-year-old boy, drowned when a small boat capsized in Merbil wetland, Assam, on Sunday.
The victims were Padma Dutta, 45, Ajit Dutta, 22, and Mridusmin Dutta, 11; two were members of the same family.
All three were residents of Debolia village, also spelled Deoliya in one report, in the Ghilamara area.
They were crossing the wetland to reach a nearby place with their cattle; reports name the destination as Gosaibari or Gohain Bari.
Police said rising water levels contributed to the accident; the bodies were recovered and sent for post-mortem examination.
- Who
- Padma Dutta, Ajit Dutta, and 11-year-old Mridusmin Dutta, residents of Debolia/Deoliya village.
- What
- Three people drowned after their small boat capsized.
- When
- Sunday; the reports do not specify a date.
- Where
- Merbil wetland, in the Ghilamara area of Lakhimpur district, Assam.
- Why
- They were crossing the wetland with their cattle; police attributed the drownings to high or rising water levels.
- Fatalities
- Three
- Victims
- Padma Dutta (45), Ajit Dutta (22), and Mridusmin Dutta (11)
- Family relationship
- Two victims were members of the same family; Mridusmin was identified as Padma Dutta's nephew.
- Village
- Debolia, also spelled Deoliya in one report
- Destination
- Reported as Gosaibari in one article and Gohain Bari in another
- Reported cause
- High or rising water levels in the wetland
- After the accident
- The bodies were recovered and sent to North Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem examination.
