Gujarat Police has arrested one more accused, who is the contractor of Kotia Projects, in connection with the boat capsize incident, which claimed 14 lives, including 12 children and injured several, police said. According to the police, the accused has been identified as Vineet Kotia, the contractor of Kotia Projects. With the arrest of the contractor of Kotia Projects, the total number of arrested accused reached seven.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Panna Momaya says, "The Kotia project is running under Vineet Kotia. He started the main project. He has been arrested by the police. He was hiding in different places outside Gujarat. He was arrested as soon as he entered Vadodara. Efforts to seize the properties of the other absconding accused are underway. The vendor of the boat was also called from Pune today."