Pramod Madhwaraj releases pictures claiming to be of INS Cochin that collided with Suvarna Tribhuja
Udupi: Former fisheries minister Pramod Madhwaraj on Friday shared images on his Facebook page claiming that the images are of INS Cochin being repaired after it collided with Suvarna Tribhuja which went missing on December 15 last year.
“I am releasing the images of warship INS Cochin after it collided with Suvarna Tribhuja. The Navy vessel has severe damage due to the collision with the fishing boat” he said.
“I urge the Prime Minister to immediately call for a judicial investigation in this matter on behalf of all the fishermen of Coast and the family members of all the seven fishermen who were onboard Suvarna Tribhuja” he added.
He further said that the Navy is accountable for the security of the country and the fishermen in the sea and maintained that the Navy itself has killed the seven fishermen. “This should be called murder” he said.
I always batted for revealing the incident to the family members of those fishermen before the Lok Sabha Election. But the Defence Ministry and BJP leaders tried to gain political mileage by hiding the truth, Madhwaraj said.
“I call upon BJP leaders and Central government to initiate Judicial probe in the matter headed by retired Judges of Supreme Court and make the truth accessible for all” he wrote in the Facebook post.
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Mysuru: Six, including three children, drown in Cauvery during urus gathering
Mysuru: Six people, including three children, drowned in the Cauvery river near Arkeshwara Temple in KR Nagar taluk of Mysuru district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Fatima (42) from Udayagiri in Mysuru; Mohammed Yasin (23), an autorickshaw driver from SBR Layout in Bengaluru; his wife Neha Kausar (19) from the same area; Uzeir (5) from Udayagiri, Mysuru; Emma Aiman (13) from Kadugondanahalli, Bengaluru; and Afif Ahmed (13) from KR Nagar.
According to The New Indian Express, the victims had visited a nearby dargah. While playing in the river, one person slipped into the water, and others entered it in an attempt to rescue them, leading to multiple drownings.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed grief and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the victims’ families.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladangi and KR Nagar police visited the spot and have begun an investigation.
