Patna boat tragedy: Shocking visuals of that moment when the mishap took place - WATCH

Patna: As the boat tragedy in Patna claimed 24 lives, here is the video of the mishap.

The amateur video shows the shocking visuals of that moment when the mishap took place.

#WATCH: Dramatic visuals of #BiharBoatTragedy; 21 bodies recovered so far (Source: Amateur video) pic.twitter.com/utiOE2SS17 — ANI (@ANI_news) January 15, 2017

An FIR has been lodged against unidentified persons for illegally running an entertainment park and boat operators in connection with the incident.

The FIR was filed with Sonepur police station late last night under several sections of IPC against unidentified persons running an entertainment park at Sabalpur diara and boat operators for illegally ferrying passengers from either side of the river between Saran and Patna districts on Saturday, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Md Ali Ansari said.

The FIR was filed by the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Anuj Kumar, he said.

The boatman responsible for incident in which 24 revellers, comprising women and children, among others drowned in the river Ganga near NIT ghat in the state capital has been identified as Ashok Rai.

He is a native of Chaharan Mohalla of Sabalpur village, the SDPO said, adding raids were being carried out to nab him and other accused.