<p>There were around 50 people in the boat when the accident took place late Sunday near Behrampur village, around 25 km from here. Nearly 30 people were still missing, a police official said.<br /><br />According to police, all of them were going to a fair to mark the end of Durga puja.<br />"It appears the accident took place because of overloading," the police official said.<br />Search and rescue operations are on.<br /><br />The Bihar government has ordered a probe into the accident and announced compensation of Rs.1 lakh each for the kin of the dead.</p>
<p>There were around 50 people in the boat when the accident took place late Sunday near Behrampur village, around 25 km from here. Nearly 30 people were still missing, a police official said.<br /><br />According to police, all of them were going to a fair to mark the end of Durga puja.<br />"It appears the accident took place because of overloading," the police official said.<br />Search and rescue operations are on.<br /><br />The Bihar government has ordered a probe into the accident and announced compensation of Rs.1 lakh each for the kin of the dead.</p>