Tattoo artist tied up, shot with air gun in Udupi
Udupi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 30-year-old tattoo artist was allegedly assaulted, tied up and shot with an air gun following a dispute over a tattoo in the district, police said on Monday.
The injured man was identified as Vivek U, a resident of Dasharath Nagar in Manipal, police said.
According to police, Vivek had partially completed a tattoo for an acquaintance, identified as Sagar, at his residence on January 29.
He was later taken to Sagar’s rented house at Guddammadi Saladi in Senapura village of Kundapura taluk to complete the work.
Police said that in the early hours of January 31, at around 6 am, while Vivek was asleep, Sagar allegedly woke him by splashing water on his face and started an argument, claiming the tattoo was not done properly.
During the altercation, Sagar allegedly abused Vivek using obscene language, they added.
Police said Sagar’s associates, identified as Sumanth and Aditya, then allegedly tied Vivek with a rope, harassed him and assaulted him with their hands and legs.
When the victim cried out in pain around 3.15 pm, Sagar allegedly brought an air gun from the house, threatened to kill him and fired at his chest, causing injuries, police said.
Vivek was admitted to KMC Hospital, Manipal, where he is undergoing treatment.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway. "Those involved are yet to be arrested," police said.
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Boat carrying 250 people, including Rohingya and Bangladeshis, sinks in Andaman Sea
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Dhaka (AP): At least 250 people, including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals, were missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea recently on the way to Malaysia, according to the United Nations' refugee and migration agencies.
When the boat sank and the status of any search Wednesday were unclear.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration in a joint statement said Tuesday that the trawler departed from Teknaf in the southern Bangladeshi district of Cox's Bazar carrying a large number of passengers to Malaysia.
Overcrowding, strong winds and rough seas caused the vessel to lose control and sink, the agencies said.
UNHCR and IOM said the disappearance reflected the protracted displacement of Rohingya people and the absence of durable solutions.
They said ongoing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has made the Rohingyas' safe return to Myanmar uncertain, and limited humanitarian assistance, restricted access to education and employment in refugee camps, continue to push vulnerable Rohingya refugees to choose risky sea journeys, often based on false promises of higher wages and better opportunities abroad.
UNHCR and IOM urged the international community to strengthen funding and solidarity to ensure lifesaving assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, which has sheltered more than 1 million Rohingya from Myanmar.
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