Punjab: Jagraon town draped in mourning over demise of devotees in UP boat tragedy
Ludhiana, 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. Punjab: Jagraon town draped in mourning over demise of devotees in UP boat tragedy 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. Most of the victims were from Jagraon and Dugri areas of Ludhiana, officials here said, adding that a group of about 120 pilgrims from Jagraon’s Shri Banke Bihari Club had left for a four-day trip to Vrindavan in two buses on April 9. As a mark of collective grief and reverence, all markets in Jagraon will remain closed until the last rites of the pilgrims are performed. Shopkeepers said no business can go on when …



