Sudarshan Jain murder: Another accused held
Moodbidri, August 29: The local police on Wednesday arrested another accused in the murder of Surendra Jain who was killed by his own brother for property and money two weeks ago.
The arrested accused is identified as vehicle driver Prabha alias Prabhakar Shetty (32) of Arambodi in Belthangady taluk.
Sudarshan Jain (28) of Hosabettu Kadambaraguttu was working at a textile shop. On August 11, after finishing his work, he went home along with his brother Sudhir Jain in a motorbike. When they were about to reach their home, Sudhir Jain stopped the bike saying that the bike was not working and took his brother Sudarshan Jain into a car parked nearby. But friends of Sudhir Jain who were in the car took Sudarshan to other place, stabbed him and strangled him with a rope. Later, they have dumped the body into Phalguni river near Pachhemogaru.
On August 17, the body of Sudarshan was found at Maravuru dam. The arrested Prabhakar was the driver for the car used to kill Sudarshan and the car was hired from a person at Arambodi. Police also booked a case against the car owner and looking for him. With the arrest of Prabhakar, the total number of accused arrested in the case has gone up to four. Victim’s brother Sudhir Jain, his friend Sandeep Shetty (29) of Hokkadigoli, Balaraj (23) of Venur Arambodi were arrested earlier.
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'Explosion-like' sounds in Kerala village due to cracking of rocks, not dangerous: KSDMA
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31: The "explosion-like" sounds, accompanied by tremors, that were heard in the Anakkallu area of Malappuram district a day ago, were apparently caused due to friction and cracking of rocks close to the surface of the earth, the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) said on Thursday.
According to a joint statement issued by the KSDMA and the District Disaster Management Authority in Malappuram, District Geologist, Ground Water Department Geologist and District Hazard Analyst conducted a site inspection where the noise and vibrations occurred on October 17, 18 and 29.
Based on the inspection, the KSDMA concluded the noise and vibrations were "caused by the friction and cracking of rocks close to the surface of the earth" -- a phenomena which has been reported in many parts of Kerala before -- and were generally not dangerous.
This phenomenon is often caused by subtle natural changes in the earth. They are also caused by the displacement of rocks due to groundwater utilisation and when air contained in small cavities inside the earth escapes through tube wells, KSDMA said in the statement.
It said a decision has been taken to subject the site to a geophysical survey to understand the structure of the area more accurately and for that the Kozhikode NIT has been contacted by the KSDMA.
Regarding the damage suffered by some buildings due to the vibrations, it said that the same was due to their "age and structural weakness".
The authority said that depending on the extent and pattern of the cracks suffered by the buildings, the damage can be repaired by an engineer for continued use.
Nearly 300 people were moved to safety after the "explosion-like" sounds accompanied by tremors were heard by them in Anakkallu area in Malappuram district on Tuesday night.
The first sound was reportedly heard at 9.15 pm on Tuesday, followed by two more at 10.15 pm and 10.45 pm along with mild tremors, and reportedly within a 2-km radius, causing panic among the local residents.
Local residents had said they heard alarming sounds similar to those heard from granite quarries at their place repeatedly accompanied by continuing tremors.
Cracks were also found to have developed in some houses in the area, they had said.
