Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 22 (ANI): A search and rescue operation is underway for the six people who went missing after a boat capsized in Ujani dam waters near Kalashi village of Pune district around 140 km from the city, police said.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening in Ujani Dam, which is near Kalashi village, close to Indapur Tahseel in Pune district.

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According to the Pune Rural Police, a rescue operation is underway.

"Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), local administration, and police are deployed for search and rescue operations," they said.

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Further details are awaited. (ANI)

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