Varanasi, June 28 -- : A 17-year-old boy went missing and is feared drowned after a boat carrying six boys capsized in the Ganga river near Ganga village in Mirzapur district on Friday, police said. The group was travelling to Varanasi by boat when the incident occurred.

According to police, the missing boy has been identified as Ajay Kumar ,17,. The other five boys - Arjun Sahni, Mallu Sahni, Ansh, Suraj, and Akash - are all residents of Ganga village under Chunar police station and were rescued safely.

Inspector Ravindra Bhushan Maurya of Chunar police station said the boat capsized after water entered through a hole in its bottom. All six boys fell into the river. Five managed to swim to safety, but Ajay Kumar did not make it to the ...