Sourav Ganguly's Brother Snehasish Safe After 'Life-Threatening' Boat Accident

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Last Updated:May 26, 2025, 17:37 IST

Snehasish Ganguly, the existent president of Cricket Association of Bengal, said helium and his woman were rescued by section fishermen.

Snehasish Ganguly is the member of legendary India skipper Sourav Ganguly. (PTI Photo)

Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly says helium and his woman Arpita survived a life-threatening vessel mishap successful Puri Beach connected Saturday (May 24). The duo was reportedly saved by section radical and fishermen aft their vessel capsized.

The incidental took spot adjacent the Sonar Bangla edifice connected Saturday astatine astir 6 p.m. erstwhile a precocious tide struck the speedboat. Among the tourists were the member and sister-in-law of erstwhile BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who fell into the sea. Lifeguards promptly rescued them.

“I convey Lord Jagannath. This is benignant of a 2nd beingness for us," Ganguly (56) told Cricbuzz. “It was a life-threatening accident. Our vessel capsized wrong the oversea and we were saved by the section radical and lifeguards." Snehasish is the member of Sourav Ganguly, erstwhile India skipper and erstwhile president of the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI).

“I sojourn Puri each twelvemonth – it has been a contented for the past 31 years. I execute puja astatine the Jagannath Temple annually. On Saturday, we abruptly decided to spell into the sea. I don’t cognize wherefore I chose to bash it – it was a last-minute decision.

“It was astir 5:30 successful the evening erstwhile we boarded the vessel on with different couple. There were lifeguards connected board. Suddenly, a almighty question struck the boat, and it capsized instantly, turning [it] upside down. We were trapped beneath the capsized boat, wrong the water.

“Before we could adjacent realise what had happened, different question struck, and the vessel flipped upright. That gave america a accidental to wriggle escaped from the trapped situation. Around that time, immoderate lifeguards besides reached and rescued us. I can’t explicit the alleviation – I conscionable convey Lord Jagannath."

Snehasish, a erstwhile Bengal cricketer, is the member of legendary India skipper Sourav Ganguly.

The incidental gained attraction aft a video went viral connected societal media.

The rescued tourists person claimed that the speedboat capsized owed to the operator’s negligence. They person requested the territory medication to instrumentality enactment against the institution liable for the speedboat ride.

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