Mangaluru rain: Fishing boat collides with ship mid-sea; three fishermen killed, five missing
Mangaluru: In an incident reported from about 43 nautical miles from the Mangaluru Coast in the Arabian Sea, three fishermen died and more than five are reported to be missing after a fishing boat collided with a ship mid-sea.
The incident was reported on Tuesday morning.
According to the reports, a ship collided with a fishing boat with 14 fishermen on board due to heavy rainfall and unpleasant weather. As a result of the accident, three fishermen died while six others have been rescued.
Five other fishermen have been reported to be missing. A search operation led by the Indian Coast Guard is underway to trace the missing fishermen.
The exact identification of the fishermen onboard the board is being ascertained and it is reported that the fishermen were not from Karnataka but from other states.
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ED arrests ex-Rajasthan MLA in money laundering case
Jaipur (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Rajasthan MLA Baljit Yadav on money laundering charges linked to an alleged funds embezzlement case, official sources said on Wednesday.
The former independent legislator from the Behror assembly seat was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday, they said.
The case is related to alleged embezzlement of MLA funds in the guise of supply of sports equipment to schools, according to ED officials.
The federal agency had conducted searches against Yadav in January last year.
