Darbhanga, June 10 -- Three persons, including a minor girl, are missing after a country boat carrying 10 people capsized in the Kosi River near the Tarbara spur under Kiratpur block of Bihar's Darbhanga district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

According to police officers, the passengers, mostly women and children from Kuboul and Tarbara villages, were crossing the river to reach agricultural fields for harvesting the moong crop when the boat lost balance in the strong current and overturned.

Seven passengers managed to swim to safety and were rescued by locals before being admitted to a nearby hospital. Search operations were underway to trace the missing persons.

Kiratpur Circle Officer Prashant Kumar said that local d...