Fire engulfs house in Mangaluru's Pumpwell; loss worth four lakh reported
Mangaluru: In an unfortunate incident reported from Pumpwell locality in the city, a house was charred down as fire engulfed the house post midnight on Wednesday here.
According to the reports the house belonging to Naveen Taretota caught fire around midnight, a Kadri fire brigade team rushed to the spot immediately after it was alerted about the incident and extinguished the fire.
The loss reported in the incident is estimated to be around Rs. 4 lakh as the house had partially charred down before the fire brigade team extinguished the fire.
It is believed that an electric short circuit triggered the fire in the house.
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Man assaulted over fish auction dispute at Malpe Harbour
Malpe: A 52-year-old man was allegedly assaulted at Malpe harbour on Tuesday morning around 7.30 am over a dispute related to a fish auction.
The injured has been identified as Sheikh Ayub (52), a resident of Ambalapady. He has sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Ajjarkadu, Udupi.
According to the complaint, Ayub works as a fish auctioneer at Malpe. On Tuesday morning, a boy reportedly brought fish to him for auction. While Ayub was conducting the auction, Mithun Karkera allegedly arrived at the spot and questioned him as to why he had brought the fish and why he was conducting the auction.
It is alleged that Mithun assaulted Ayub with his hands, hitting him on the face, eyes, stomach and head. He is also accused of abusing and threatening him.
A case has been registered at Malpe police station and further investigation is underway.
