Jaipur, June 26 -- Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Thursday expressed grief and offered condolences after a bus carrying 20 passengers lost control and fell into the Alaknanda river in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand.

The passengers included a driver from Haridwar, seven people from Rajasthan, three from Madhya Pradesh, seven from Gujarat, and two from Maharashtra.

As many as 4 have been reported dead, eight were rescued and relief efforts are underway to find the other missing individuals.

Chief Minister Sharma prayed for peace to the departed souls, safe return of the missing citizens and speedy recovery of the injured.

According to an official release from the Chief Minister Public Relations Cell, CM Bhajanlal Shar...