Boat tragedy: Sanction letters of Rs 6 lakh ex-gratia handed over to each victims families
Mangaluru, Dec 3: Sanction letters of Rs 6 lakh ex-gratia were on Thursday handed over to the families of the five deceased fishermen and one missing fisherman in a boat mishap.
The mishap took place on Tuesday.
At a solemn function, Dakshina Kannada district in- charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said the copies of the sanction letters were given today, but it being a government holiday the ex-gratia would be credited to the accounts of the families by Friday.
The Minister said though as per the provisions, only Rs 6 lakh compensation could be granted, the local MLAs as well as MP would meet the Chief Minister seeking an additional compensation of Rs 4 lakh.
He said the Fisheries Department would be asked to make wearing of life-saving jackets mandatory for fishermen during fishing.
Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath and deputy commissioner K V Rajendra were present on the occasion.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
