Gujarat: One dead, one missing after boat capsizes during oil survey in Gulf of Khambhat
Bharuch (PTI): One person died and another went missing after a boat carrying oil survey workers capsized due to high tide in an estuary near Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat's Jambusar, a police official said on Sunday.
The incident occurred around 4 pm on Saturday, he added. Videos captured by locals show the boat losing control before capsizing, with people onboard shouting for help.
"The deceased has been identified as Rohit Makwana, the owner of the boat. Five other persons sustained injuries and were rescued with the help of locals and nearby sailors. A search operation is underway for missing worker Naresh Rathod," the Jambusar police station official said.
The workers were returning after carrying out an oil exploration survey for a private company, when the boat overturned following a sudden rise in tidal waves, he explained.
Efforts to reach the company for a statement were unsuccessful.
An accidental death case has been registered, the official said.
Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat is a well-known region for oil and natural gas exploration.
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Pune journalist booked on voyeurism charge for filming woman at lodge
Pune (PTI): Police have registered a case of voyeurism against a television journalist in Pune for allegedly filming a woman in an objectionable position without her consent at a lodge in the city, officials said on Saturday.
The FIR was filed against Rohan Kadam under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 77 (voyeurism) and 3(5) (common intention) at the Vishrambaug police station here, while the complaint mentions that he was accompanied by three other journalists, they said.
The incident took place on April 8 when the accused had checked into a room at a lodge in Budhwar Peth, which houses a red light area.
In her complaint, the woman said that while she was wearing her saree after establishing "physical relations with a customer", she realised that an unidentified person was filming her through a net above the partition wall between the rooms.
She opened the door of her room and knocked on the adjacent door, asking the person to come out, the FIR said.
"The woman sought clarification from Kadam, who gave vague answers and refused to show his phone. When the lodge operator, the woman and others questioned him, he claimed that they were a group of four journalists conducting a sting operation," it said.
Police said Kadam was assaulted when he allegedly tried to flee from the spot.
The woman later approached the Vishrambaug police station and lodged a complaint.
"We have registered a case in this regard and further probe is on," a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) has written a letter to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, seeking action against the journalist for the alleged act.
In the letter, the journalists' body said there were murmurs that some journalists and others were trying to ensure that no offence is registered in the matter.
"We do not agree with this and clarify that PUWJ will not come in the way of the probe," the letter stated.
