India, Oct. 14 -- The death toll in a boat capsize incident in Bihar's Raghopur has now increased to 13. According to Vaishali district magistrate Varsha Singh, the majority of the deceased have been identified as minors.

Six people have been rescued and are undergoing treatment at the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna.

Singh said all the deceased have been identified, and an ex gratia of Rs.4 lakh each to the bereaved families has been given. Among the deceased, nine are girls, while four are boys, with the youngest identified as a six-year-old boy and the oldest a 16-year-old girl.

"All the aspects of how the tragedy occurred are being probed. The administration is also probing how the boatman who ferried the passengers at ...