Kasaragod Boat Tragedy: Dead bodies of 3 fishermen who drowned at sea found
Kasaragod: In the wake of the tragic boat disaster, the dead bodies of three individuals who drowned at sea were recovered. On Sunday morning, the three men on the small boat had gone missing after their vessel capsized in Kiyuri at Kasaragod.
The deceased have been identified as Sandeep (34), Rathish (35), and Karthik (22), residents of Kasaba shore. Their bodies were found washed ashore at Kotikulam on Monday morning, police informed.
Reportedly, 7 fishermen had left for fishing on a fibre boat named Anjaneya from the Kasaba shores. The boat had capsized in the rough waters near Kiyuri causing this incident, the complaint elaborated.
While four of the fishermen were rescued by fishermen nearby in the fishing boat, the remaining three were missing. The rescued fishermen have been identified as Adkattabail beach resident B. Manikuttan (36), Kotikulam Kadappura resident Ravi (22), Nellikunje resident Shashi (35), and Kasaba resident Shibin (23), it is learned. In the aftermath of the disaster, local fishermen, Coastal Police, Fire Brigade personnel conducted a search operation that carried all through the night.
The Bekal and Coastal Police arrived at the site and investigated, and the recovered dead bodies were sent to the Kasaragod General Hospital for post-mortem procedure, they informed.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
