Puttur: Veteran freedom fighter Ibrahim Haji passes away
Puttur: Veteran freedom fighter Bolladi Ibrahim Haji passed away on Sunday at his house here at Olamogru village. He was 99.
Ibrahim Haji reportedly accompanied Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 when the father of the nation arrived to Puttur as a part of his freedom struggle. Ibrahim joined Mahatma Gandhi and accompanied him till Bengaluru. He had spoken about taking India’s freedom struggle in an interview himself.
Ibrahim was a former member of Olamogru Gram Panchayath and has also served as the secretary of the Shekamale Jamaat.
He also took part in several movements of farmers in the state and was a member of State Farmers’ Union until his death.
The deceased is survived by four sons, two daughters and other family members. Ibrahim’s funeral was held at Shekamale Mosque here.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
