Fish Factory Disaster: Police locks Shree Ulka Company; Four taken into custody
Mangaluru: The Mumbai-based fish factory known as Shree Ulka LLP at the MSEZ (Mangaluru Special Economic Zone) was reportedly closed and locked by the police in the background of the deaths of five factory workers. Concerning the disaster that occurred in the factory, four individuals including the factory’s production manager were taken into custody, the Mangaluru City Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar informed.
The company’s Production Manager Ruby Joseph, Area Manager Kuber Gaade, Supervisor Muhammed Anwar, and Ullal Azaad Nagar resident Faruq, who was in-charge of the company’s workers have been taken into police custody, it is learned.
The factory is reportedly owned by a Mumbai-based person named Raju Gorak. The company has been accused of being neglectful to its workers and not providing workers with necessary safety equipment. Cases have been registered against the company in this regard under 52/2022 sections 337, 338, 304 along with article 34 under the IPC, at the Bajpe police station. Currently, the company has been locked, the police commissioner informed.
A total of five workers passed away due to an alleged poisonous gas leakage that occurred on Sunday night at Shree Ulka LLP fish mill factory situated at the MSEZ (Mangaluru Special Economic Zone). Three more workers are reportedly receiving treatment at the hospital.
Shree Ulka fish factory which is situated in the Bajpe police station’s jurisdiction at Mangaluru Special Economic Zone in Permude had been operational for the last 3 years. The company has employed around 100 workers, and a majority of them are said to be originally from either West Bengal or Jharkhand states, it is learned.
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Over 19,000 acres of illegal poppy cultivation destroyed in Manipur since 2017: Report
Imphal (PTI): The Manipur government has destroyed a total of 19,135.6 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in at least 12 districts since 2017, according to an official report.
In Kangpokpi district, the highest of 4,454.4 acres were destroyed during the period, followed by 3,348 acres in Ukhrul and 2,713.8 acres in Churachandpur, the study – Mapping and Estimation of Opium Poppy Cultivation Area using Remote Sensing and GIS Technology – revealed.
The exercise was conducted by the Manipur Remote Sensing Applications Centre under the Planning Department, based on data provided by the ‘Narcotics and Affairs of Border’ wing of the state police.
The other districts where illegal poppy cultivation was destroyed include 2,575 acres in Tengnoupal, 1,982.5 acres in Chandel and 1,682 acres in Senapati, the report said.
It showed that the area under poppy cultivation in nine districts in 2021-22 was 28,598.91 acres, which declined to 11,288.1 acres in 2023-24.
Between 2023 and 2024, poppy cultivation decreased by 32.13 per cent compared to 2022-23, according to the study.
In a post on X, Chief Minister N Biren Singh had last month said the state government is committed in its resolve to eradicate illegal poppy cultivation in the northeastern state.
