4 killed as boat capsizes

JANAKPURDHAM: Four persons, including three children, were killed when a boat capsized at Paterwa VDC, Dhanusha, on Sunday. The boat with 26 persons on board, was heading to Chikana VDC, Siraha, from Patewaghat. The dead have been identified as Rupesh Mahaseth, 15, Ruby Mahaseth, 12, and an unidentified woman and her three-year-old son. A police team from Dhanusha arrived at the site on Tuesday, and other details will be available on Wednesday. —HNS