Kasargod man among 22 Indians who went missing in abducted ship in Africa
Kasargod: A resident of Kasargod is said to be one among the twenty aboard the tanker vessel suspected to be hijacked by pirates on the African coast.
The family of Sree Unni (25), a native of Perale Hittil, Uduma have received information of the hijack.
The tanker vessel MT Marine Express, which is owned by Mumbai-based Anglo-Eastern Ship Management, has been abducted by pirates on January 3. 20 Indians including Unni were on board. The company officials informed Unni's family members that the ship lost all contact with the company.
Unni was working in the catering department of the ship for the last four years. He had returned to the ship a month ago after coming home on vacation. According to his family, Unni was in touch with them till 3 pm on January 31. The same night, the company in Mumbai lost contact with the ship.
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Four held in Kalaburagi for brutal murder of man
Kalaburagi: Four men have been arrested in Kalaburagi on charge of hacking a man with lethal weapons and pelting stones at him under the limits of Station Bazaar Police Station recently.
According to police sources, Anand Jalak Shinde (34), Ashitosh Jalak Shinde (30), Imran Mehboob Sheikh (28) and Sohaib Anwar Qureshi have been arrested. The men are accused of the brutal murder of Syed Mehboob, a resident of Station Bazaar Upper Line Hamalawadi in the city.
An FIR was filed by the Station Bazaar Police Station based on a complaint given by Syed Ismail, father of the deceased Syed Mehboob.
Following quick probe, the police team successfully arrested the suspects within 24 hours. The arrested men were produced in court and have been sent to judicial custody.
The City Police Commissionerate has appreciated in an official release the police team’s quick solving of the murder case and arrest of the four men accused of murdering Syed Mehboob.
