RAGHOPUR (VAISHALI), Oct. 15 -- The district administration of Vaishali on Wednesday sought clarification from Circle Officer (CO) and station house officer (SHO) of Raghopur police station for inaction on night operation of boats despite it being against the rules. Both the officers have been issued showcause notices and their salaries withheld till the next order. District magistrate Varsha Singh said that both the officers -- SHO Avadesh Kumar and CO Deepak Kumar -- would have to submit their replies at the earliest. She added that an inquiry committee has been constituted to investigate the tragedy and to find out whether administrative lapse is responsible for it. Meanwhile, the toll of the Tuesday's tragedy in the Diara area (flooded by water overflowed from the nearby Ganga river) stayed at 13 -- all children below the age of 15 -- and the rescue operations were halted after rigorous search for missing throughout the day, district magistrate Varsha Singh said. Six rescued people -- two men and four girls -- are being treated at the Nalanda Medical College & Hospital (NMCH) in Patna. The action against two police officers came as locals complained to the block level officers that private operators were plying boats that were in dilapidated condition and, moreover, they were running their boats to ferry people in the dark of night. Tuesday's tragedy, according to survivors, happened due to a hole in the boat that was also overcrowded. The DM said that all the deceased have been identified and the ex gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh as announced by the CM have been given to the bereaved families. Among the dead, she said, nine are girls and four are boys. According to the DM office, the deceased have been identified as Ankita Kumari,15, Banti Kumar,10, Namam Kumar,9, Sonam Kumari Age, 7, Nikshu Kumari Age, 16, Anushka Kumari Age, 16, Sunita Kumari Age, 11, Piyush Kumar Age, 6, Aryan Kumar Age, 10, Pinki Kumari Age, 12, Soni Kumari Age, 14, Sikki Kumari Age, 14, Amrita Kumari Age, 10. "All the aspects of how the tragedy occurred are being probed. The administration is also probing how the boatman who ferried the passengers in the night hours managed to run his boat by flouting rules. It was a private boat and we are looking into the operator's background," the DM said. "The damaged boat, which was carrying over 20 passengers, has been retrieved," said SDRF sub-inspector Jai Deep Narayan Singh, adding that rescue boats of the SDRF, and also those of NDRF, were searching for missing in the area till late on Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, one of the survivors, Ashwini Kumar, told reporters, "There were 25 people on the boat, including me. I was rescued by my grandfather." Another survivor Aditya Kumar claimed there was a small hole in the boat through which the water started seeping in and the boat started going down. "As soon as water started filling inside the boat, people started to jump out. Ultimately, the boat capsized. Some swam to the shore. I caught hold of a wooden log thrown into the water to rescue people and swam to the shore," said Aditya. NMCH Superintendent Dr Binod Kumar said total eight persons, including five children and two male members, were brought to the hospital. "One of them was brought dead, two male members and two minors were released immediately after treatment. Remaining are still under treatment," added Dr Binod. Chief minister Samrat Choudhary, on Wednesday, asked two of his minister colleagues -- deputy CM Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Ram Kripal Yadav -- to camp at Raghopur.Health minister Nishant Kumar visited the Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) to meet the families of the victims affected by the boat accident. The health minister said, "Two children have been admitted in the PICU. They are out of danger and are doing well. Another child is in the pediatric ward and is also stable. The health department is working continuously to assist those affected by the tragedy. We are awaiting the investigation report to determine the exact cause of the accident," he added. Union minister Chirag Paswan, who is the Lok Sabha MP from the region, also visited NMCH to meet the survivors. "I have been in touch with the district administration since last night. I stand firmly with the bereaved families," Paswan told reporters. He said strict action will be taken against those found responsible for the incident. Several other political leaders, including former BJP MLA Satish Kumar Yadav and LJP(RV) MLC Ashraf Ansari, visited the spot and expressed condolences to the bereaved families. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who represents the Raghopur assembly constituency, earlier said on X that he spoke to the district administration and was apprised of the situation. Yadav said he would visit the site upon his return from New Delhi, where he went to participate in SIR protests....