Senior lawyer found dead in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (PTI): A senior advocate in the city, who was living alone, was found dead at his residence in Bejai, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Harish Acharya (60). He was present at the court last Friday, police said.
As he did not attend the court since then, his colleagues tried to contact him over his mobile phone several times which went unanswered.
The colleagues then visited his house, which was found locked from inside, on Tuesday. Police, who were called to the spot, broke open the door to find him lying dead. The body was partially decomposed.
Though the exact cause of the death is not known, a heart attack or some other health problem is suspected to be the reason, police said.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at Urwa police station and his relatives have been requested to contact the police.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
