Mangaluru: Dead body of missing youth found in River Phalguni
Bajpe: The body of a 20-year-old youth, Sumith, who went missing while swimming in the River Phalguni (Gurupura) near Maravuru, was recovered on Tuesday morning.
Sumith, a resident of Kottara Chowki in Mangaluru, had gone to the river with three friends for a swim on Sunday when the tragic incident occurred.
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According to the police, Sumith and his friend Anish, a resident of Urwa Stores, were swept away by the river’s current. Anish’s body was found on Monday, while the search for Sumith continued for another day. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were involved in the search operation and recovered Sumith’s body on Tuesday.
The other two friends, Arun and Deekshit, both residents of Kodikal, managed to escape the river’s dangerous waters and are reported to be safe.
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10 Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district
Sukma (PTI): Ten Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Friday, a senior police official said.
The gunfight broke out in the morning in a forest within the jurisdiction of the Bhejji police station when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, said Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P.
The operation was launched based on inputs about the presence of Maoists belonging to Konta and Kistaram area committees of Naxalites on forested hills of Korajguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram and Bhandarpadar villages, he said.
Bodies of 10 Naxalites have been recovered from the spot so far, he said.
Besides, a cache of weapons, including an INSAS rifle, an AK-47 rifle and a Self Loading Rifle (SLR), were also seized, he said.
The search operation by the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is still underway in the area, he added.
With this incident, bodies of 207 Naxalites have been recovered so far this year following separate encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region comprising seven districts, including Sukma, police said.
