Nearly five months after fishing boat 'Suvarna Tribhuja' went missing, Indian Navy finds its wreck
The boat went missing in Dec '18 after sailing into sea for fishing from Malpe
Karwar: Nearly five months after a fishing boat ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ went missing after sailing into sea for fishing in December last year, the Indian Navy reportedly found its wreckage on May 1 near Malvan in Maharashtra.
According to Indian Navy’s twitter handle, INS Nireekshak, found the wreck of Suvarna Tribhuja ‘after an intensive search by ships and aircraft since December 2018’.
An intense search operation was initiated with the help of Navy ships and helicopters to locate the vessel since it went missing from December 15 with 7 fishermen onboard. Two of the fishermen hailed from Malpe while other five hailed from different places in Uttara Kannada District.
Meanwhile, after finding the wrecks of the sea it is being suspected that the seven fishermen onboard the vessel must have drowned in the sea.
Missing Fishing Boat Wreck Found by #IndianNavy - After an intensive search by ships & aircraft since December 2018, #IndianNavy has located the wreck of fishing vessel Suvarna Tribhuja 33 km WSW of the coast of Malvan. The wreck was found by #INSNireekshak on 01 May 19. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/23ZVJ3XfxZ
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 2, 2019
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Four engineering students held hostage, robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four engineering students were allegedly held captive and robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh while returning after having biryani at a popular food joint on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on December 21 when the students were returning on two-wheelers from an early morning trip to an eatery in Hoskote, they said.
One of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the remaining suspects, police said.
According to the police, the students are from a private college in Bagalur. While returning from the eatery, they were allegedly intercepted near a toll plaza by a gang of men, who thrashed them and took away their mobile phones and two-wheelers.
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The gang allegedly took the students to a shed near Medahalli, held them captive, and robbed them. The assailants allegedly took Rs 40,000 in cash and transferred Rs 1.10 lakh from the victims’ bank accounts, a senior police officer said.
However, the students later got their vehicles back, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, a case has been registered at Avalahalli police station under sections related to kidnapping and dacoity. Further investigation is underway, police said.
