Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Man and daughter killed in Tapi River boat accident
A man named Mohsin and his 9-year-old daughter Huma were fishing in the Tapi River in Surat.
Suddenly, a big piece of metal called an angle iron fell on their boat, causing it to flip over.
Sadly, both Mohsin and Huma died in the accident.
At the same time, workers were building a bridge for a fast train that connects two villages, Kamrej and Kathor.
The bridge was being built right where the accident happened.
A man and his 9-year-old daughter died in a boat accident in the Tapi River, Surat.
Their boat overturned when a heavy angle iron fell on it during construction work for a bullet train bridge.
The victims were identified as Mohsin Ikbal Shaikh (35) and his daughter Huma (9).
The incident occurred in the afternoon while they were fishing with Mohsin's mother.
Construction work on a bridge connecting Kamrej and Kathor villages was underway at the time.
- Who
- Mohsin Ikbal Shaikh and his daughter Huma
- What
- Boat overturned due to falling angle iron
- When
- Saturday afternoon
- Where
- Tapi River, Surat
- Why
- Construction work on a bullet train bridge was underway
- Victims
- Mohsin Ikbal Shaikh (35) and his daughter Huma (9)
- Location
- Tapi River, Surat
- Incident Time
- Afternoon
- Activity
- Fishing
- Construction Project
- Bullet train bridge connecting Kamrej and Kathor villages
