Malpe: Eight fishermen missing with boats
Malpe, December 23: Total eight fishermen who have gone for deep sea fishing from Malpe port were missing for the last eight days along with boats.
The missing fishermen have been identified as boat owner Chandrasekhar of Badanidiyur, fishermen Damodara, Lakshman, Sathish, Ravi, Harish, Ramesh and Jogaiah.
All of them have ventured into the sea in the boat Suvarna Thribuja on Dec 13 at 11 pm from Malpe port. They were in touch with their family members till December 15 midnight and later, they were not reachable.
Though they were searched, neither the fishermen nor the boat were traced, according to a complaint. A case was registered at Malpe police station.
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Migrant labourer lynched in Odisha over false claim of Bangladeshi identity
Sambalpur, Odisha: A 30-year-old migrant labourer from West Bengal was beaten to death around 8.30 pm on Wednesday in the Shantinagar city after a group of men falsely accused him of being an illegal Bangladeshi national.
Police said on Thursday, the victim, identified as Juel Shaikh, had stopped at a tea stall after completing his day’s work. Three other migrant workers were with him at the time.
According to police and local sources, a group of four to five unidentified men approached the workers and began questioning them about their identity. The Observer Post reported that the men allegedly accused the labourers of being Bangladeshi immigrants and demanded proof of identity. After the workers produced valid identity documents, the attackers reportedly dismissed them as fake and began assaulting the group.
Three of the workers managed to flee. Juel Shaikh was caught by the assailants and beaten severely. He sustained serious injuries and died at the spot. The attackers fled soon after the assault.
A police officer said the body was recovered from the scene and shifted to the district headquarters hospital morgue. Shaikh’s family has been informed of his death. The injured workers were admitted to hospital for treatment. A post-mortem examination of the deceased is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday.
