Maharashtra: Two boys drown in rainwater-filled pit; cops book two MIDC contractors
Thane (PTI): Two boys drowned in a water-filled pit that was dug up for a pipeline work at Ambarnath in Maharashtra's Thane district, after which the police registered an offence against two contractors for negligence, an official has said.
The children aged six and eight years drowned on Wednesday after accidentally falling into the pit while playing near their house in Dhaval Pada locality, the police official said.
The bodies of the two minors were fished out and taken to a government hospital for a post-mortem, he added.
"The pit was dug for some water pipeline work being carried out by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC). The pit, which was left open by the contractors, got filled with water after unseasonal rains," inspector P D Kadarkar of the Hill Line police station under Ulhasnagar division said.
Two contractors of the MIDC were booked in connection with the drowning incident, he said.
Parents of the two deceased boys and local residents held protests and demanded action against the contractors.
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Accused in Panambur Beach murder case arrested from Chombala near Kozhikode
Mangaluru: Mangaluru police have arrested a 50-year-old man from Kozhikode, Kerala, in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old man near Panambur Beach in Mangaluru. The accused, identified as Dharmaraj Suvarna, a resident of Thotabengre in Mangaluru, was arrested on Thursday night by a team of officers from the Panambur Police Station.
The victim, Muttu Basavaraj Vaddar, also known as Mudukappa, hailed from Amingada in Bagalkot. He had reportedly been on friendly terms with Suvarna. According to the police, the incident that led to the murder began over a dispute involving a mobile phone. Suvarna had recently purchased a new phone, which was borrowed by Mudukappa. Mudukappa allegedly damaged the device and did not return it, leading to escalating tensions between the two men.
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On Sunday, the disagreement culminated in a violent altercation, during which Suvarna allegedly struck Mudukappa with a wooden log, resulting in his death. Mudukappa's body was later discovered near the shore at Thotabengre estuary, raising concerns among local residents.
Following the discovery of the body, the Panambur Police registered a case and launched an investigation. Acting on credible information about Suvarna's whereabouts, the police team tracked him to Chombala in Kozhikode. The operation, carried out within the Chombala Police Station limits, led to Suvarna's arrest late at night.
