AHMEDABAD: Senior police officials said that a special investigation team to probe the harrowing incident has also been formed, which will work in addition to the magisterial enquiry ordered by chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.
Senior police officials said that it was becoming increasingly clear that there were multiple lapses on the part of the company "Kotia Project" responsible for operations and oversight in the tourist destination. "The boat, designed to accommodate 14 people, was egregiously overcrowded with more than 30 individuals, and, regrettably, safety jackets were not provided to everyone. Fortunately, the children and one teacher who did have the jackets survived," Anupam Singh Gahlaut, Vadodara commissioner of police, said.
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