Family outing turns tragic: Man dies of drowning at Someshwara Beach in Ullal
Ullal: A family outing turned tragic for a 47-year-old man on Sunday when he drowned and died at the Someshwara Beach here in Ullal.
The deceased person has been identified as Prashanth Bekal (47), a resident of Ambika road, Ullal here. Prashanth was working as a bus driver at the SDM College.
According to the reports, Prashanth used to visit the beach with his son, brother and friends every week. On Sunday, he went to the Someshwara beach with his son Chirayu, brother Varadaraj Bekal, nephew Vandan Bekal and others.
While swimming at the beach, Prashant was trapped in the tides and was washed away before being pulled back by his son Chirayu who is also an expert swimmer. Chirau pulled Prashant back using a rope but reports added that he had breathed his last before he was brought ashore.
Bekal is survived by his mother, wife, son and two younger brothers. His son is an Engineering student.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
