Udupi: CM Kumaraswamy assures compensation to families of missing fishermen of Suvarna Tribhuja
Udupi: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday assured that adequate compensation will be sanctioned to the families of seven fishermen of Suvarna Tribhuja boat that went missing in December last year. The CM added that the compensation will be sanctioned after the Election Code of Conduct is withdrawn in the state.
He was speaking to the reporters in Udupi after meeting JD(S) Congress candidate of Udupi-Chikmagalur for Lok Sabha Election Pramod Madhawraj at Sai Radha resort in Muloor.
The Chief Minister also condoled the families of the fishermen. He added that due to the election code of conduct being in force the state government cannot announce any funds or sanctions and that the families will get the compensations after May 23.
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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.
