Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard arrest 15 Iran fishermen for entering Indian waters illegally
Mangaluru: Indian Coast Guard arrested 15 Iranian fishermen along with two of their boats for allegedly entering Indian waters illegally. The arrested fishermen have been handed over to Mangaluru Police for further investigations.
The arrested fishermen have been identified as Azam Ansari, Abubaker Ansari Miya, Moosa Dahadani, Shidh Baachu, Abdul Majeed, Majeed Rahmani, Mohammed Ishaque, Kareem, Mohammed Baloch, Baman, Naseer Badruj, Abdul Baapur, Anwar Baloch, Nabi Baksh and Yusuf Jahani all citizens of Iran.
The fishermen were produced in the court on Friday afternoon which sent them to judicial custody till November 14.
The fishermen were reportedly arrested by Indian Coast Guard on October 21, while patrolling near Lakshadweep for allegedly entering Indian waters illegally. The Coast Guard also had seized two of the boats of fishermen one of which drowned due to technical glitch while being escorted to the shore. The fishermen on the drowning boat were rescued by Coast Guard and all the fishermen were brought to shore.
On October 31, Indian Coast Guard Deputy Commandant, Kuldeep Sharma reported the matter to Mangaluru Police and registered a case in this regard before handing over the fishermen to cops for investigation.
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Kerala to receive heavy rains; IMD issues red alert in some districts for May 19, 20
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in the coming days and issued a red alert in some districts of the state for May 19 and 20.
The IMD issued the red alert in Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki districts of the state for May 19 and 20.
Additionally, an orange alert was issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam for those two days.
The weather department further issued an orange alert in nine districts for May 21 and said some of them were likely to receive rains similar to that of a red alert.
It also predicted that thunderstorms with lightning, accompanied by gusty winds, were very likely to occur at one or two places in Kerala between May 19 and 22.
For Saturday, it issued an orange alert in Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Malappuram districts.
A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of over 20 cm in 24 hours, while an orange alert means very heavy rain (6 cm to 20 cm). A yellow alert means heavy rainfall between 6 to 11 cm.
The IMD on Thursday had predicted very heavy rainfall in the state between May 18 and 20 due to the likely prevalence of strong westerly and south westerly winds in the region.
