Puttur: In a tragic road accident that took place on Friday night, a 20-year-old youth died after his bike collided with a jeep near By-pass Tenkila in Puttur here.

The deceased has been identified as Muhammed Hashim (20), a resident of Parladka. Hashim was reportedly running a business of fresh fish.

Hashim sustained critical injuries after the collision as he fell on the road as an impact of the accident. He was rushed to a hospital in Mangaluru where he breathed his last.

A case has been registered by the Puttur Traffic Police in this regard. 

Fresh Fish Business Closed for Saturday:

In the aftermath of the demise of Muhammed Hashim, who is the son of Hamza Haji, one of Puttur’s renowned fresh fish dealers, the Fresh-Fish Dealer’s Association at Puttur has halted all business operations for Saturday, as an expression of condolence and collective grieving.

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Kolkata, Apr 26: Authorities at the Kolkata airport on Friday received an email claiming bombs were planted at various places on its premises, triggering a frantic search across the facility, officials said.

However, the mail, which threatened that the bombs will explode at 12.55 pm, turned out to be a hoax, they said.

Security agencies at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) conducted a thorough search operation following the email, said Aishwariya Sagar, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Airport Division of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate.

“After carrying out an extensive search operation, the security personnel concluded that the threat was a hoax,” she said.

Airport authorities, the CISF and the Bidhannagar Police are jointly carrying out an investigation to determine the origin and sender of the email, the officials said.

“We are in the process of tracking the origin of the email,” Sagar said.