Jabalpur, May 3 -- The search operation following the devastating cruise boat accident in Jabalpur's Bargi Dam concluded on a sombre note on Sunday as rescue teams recovered the body of four-year-old Viraj Soni.

The discovery comes a day after the body of his mother, 43-year-old Neetu Soni, was pulled from the water, marking a heartbreaking end for a family seeking a simple day of recreation.

What was meant to be a joyful gathering of seven family members, including two sisters and several children, descended into chaos shortly after the vessel departed. Rakhi Soni, Neetu's sister and a survivor of the capsizing, described a scene that shifted rapidly from celebration to catastrophe.

"... We had gone out for an outing. While taking pho...