Two employees of regional news channel Odisha Television (OTV) -- chief reporter Arindam Das and cameraperson Prabhat Sinha -- were also there in the rescue boat, which overturned and capsized due to the strong current in the river.
The Chief Minister, who would visit Nimati Ghat on Thursday for evaluating the situation, also directed Power Minister Bimal Bora to immediately visit the incident site to take stock of the situation. He asked his Principal Secretary, Samir Kumar Sinha to monitor the developments round-the-clock.
Most of the migrants came from the Horn of Africa, an official confirmed
The 15-member village party had gone to attend the 13th day post-funeral rites of some relative in Atukpalli village
The police said that a novice was allegedly at the helm of Moyur-2 when it slammed into the boat causing it to capsize.
The Kamrup Metro district administration confirmed the incident but could not say if anyone had died. A search operation was on.
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