Hyderabad, July 7
Police in Telangana’s Vikrabad district registered a case of negligence against a resort after a boat accident resulting in the death the two tourists from Bihar.
Vikarabad police registered a case against Wilderness Lakefront Resort over the death of two women in a boat accident on Saturday.
Police said on Monday that they booked a case under Section 106 (1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharat Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and took up further investigation.
The women from Patna drowned in Sarpanpally Lake after their boat capsized during a sudden spell of rain and strong winds.
The deceased were identified as Ritu Kumari, 52, and Poonam Singh, 53.
The two women, accompanied by their granddaughters, Inshika, aged 3.5 years, and Ivanshi, aged 1.5 years, went boating along with a boat operator.
However, weather conditions deteriorated minutes after the boat entered the water. Due to rain and strong winds, the boat overturned, throwing all occupants into the lake.