Mangaluru: Masked men attack fish trader with swords, rob him off 2.15 lakh rupees
Mangaluru: A Fish trader’s tempo was reportedly ambushed by a gang of masked men wielding swords, who robbed 2.15 lakh rupees from the victim on early Saturday morning at Adamkudru on the NH 66 here.
The victim has been identified as Musthafa (47), a fish trader from Ullal Mukkachcheri, it is learned.
Musthafa, who used to run his fish business near Thokottu, was on his way to buy fish from Dhakke on his Tempo during early hours, accompanied by another man named Moosa, a resident of Maastikatte.
Reportedly, when the Tempo reached Adamkudru, a red car overtook and blocked the Tempo. Among the three masked men in the car, two got out of their vehicle and threateningly demanded that the victim hand over the bag of money. When Musthafa refused to comply and tried to get out of the Tempo, the masked men swung their swords at him. As the victim attempted to block the sword attack with bare hands, both his hands were grievously injured, it is learned.
Amid this, the robbers made away with the 2 lakhs 15 thousand rupees that were in Musthafa’s possession, he has revealed in the complaint filed with the police. Meanwhile, his associate Moosa has remained unhurt in the incident. Musthafa is currently being treated at a private hospital in Thokottu and receiving treatment.
A team of police personnel led by ACP Dinaker Shetty visited the site of the robbery and investigated the CCTV Camera footages available in that vicinity.
A case has been registered at the Kankanady Police station in this regard.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
