River Rage Amongst Rafters in Rishikesh
Few tourists in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand were caught on camera creating a ruckus and going violent while river rafting in the middle of the river.
Few tourists in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand were caught on camera creating a ruckus and going violent while river rafting in the middle of the river. The incident was reported online by journalists who tweeted the footage and assumed the water sports competition turned ugly.
The video has now gone viral on the internet and it records the words of a man yelling aggressively at other participants in the river rafting race. He rudely challenges and questions how anyone else could win the competition. Meanwhile, some guides tried taking control over the situation and asked people to be seated in order to proceed safely and peacefully. Two teams sitting in different rafts attacked each other with a rafting paddle while they were moving in the holy river. The exact details of why the brawl broke out is unknown so far. Although the team members were wearing life jackets, angry participants risked their lives during the fight and jumped off the boats to escape attack and being beaten up by the paddle. Reportedly, about three men jumped into the Ganga river but none were injured.
The police said, “The video came to our knowledge on 20th May 2023, but we have not received any complaint. We also do not know the exact location of this violent fight. There are two different police station jurisdictions in the Rishikesh rafting path. We are trying to confirm the rafting company based on the logo on the rafts. We will also cancel the license of the company and the rafting guide.”
