Bhatkal: Fishing boats sink in deep sea
Fishermen rescue video goes viral
Udupi, August 12: The fishing boats left from Malpe shore for fishing sunk in the deep sea at Bhatkal- Gangolli on Sunday due to turmoil in the deep sea.
While returning, two boats capsized in the deep sea and it is said that 16 fishermen were rescued from the sinking boats.
On Saturday, a boat named Shiva Ganesh left for fishing from Malpe with eight fishermen. As the sea gets disturbed due to heavy rains and wind, the boat developed holes in it and started to sink. Later, fishermen gave distress call to Malpe and appealed for rescue. Another boat which also went for fishing from Malpe came to their rescue and saved all the eight fishermen from the sinking boat and brought them to Malpe.
Another boat Padmadas which was returning to Malpe after finishing also capsized near Gangolli. The fishermen trapped in that boat were also rescued. Now, the video of the rescuing activity has gone viral in the social media.
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Murder accused jumps off train to escape police custody in Khandwa
Khandwa/MP (PTI): A man arrested in connection with the murder of a local journalist escaped from police custody by jumping off a train in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa while being taken to Uttar Pradesh on a transit remand, police said on Saturday.
The absconding accused, Jamiruddin Qureshi, is one of the five persons booked for their alleged involvement in the murder of a journalist in Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh on May 13, said assistant sub-inspector Anni Lal of Khandwa Government Railway Police (GRP).
Following the murder, Qureshi fled to Mumbai, and the crime branch of the Thane police apprehended him, he said.
Two UP police personnel were bringing him to Jaunpur on transit remand on May 15 and were travelling on the Gorakhpur Weekly Express, the official said.
The train reached Khandwa station around 2.40 am on May 16, and when the train started leaving the platform, the accused sought permission to go to the toilet, he said.
As the two policemen started taking him to the toilet at the entrance of the coach, the accused jumped off the train, the official said.
The police have lodged a complaint, and a search has been launched for the accused, he said.
