Punjab: Jagraon town draped in mourning over demise of devotees in UP boat tragedy

LUDHIANA: (Apr 11) The holy chants have fallen silent. The town of Jagraon which had sent its sons, daughters and mothers to seek blessings in Vrindavan is now draped in mourning.

Ludhiana district is still numb from the shock of Friday's boat tragedy in the Yamuna that snatched away devotees who had left home with prayers on their lips.

A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the river in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, leaving 10 people dead, 22 injured and five missing, officials said.