Suspicion around Suvarna Thribuja boat accident
Searching Operation in deep sea
Navy Sonar being used
Udupi, Jan 18: Suspicion around the tragedy of Suvarna Thribuja boat which disappeared around 34 days ago, is developing gradually. The authorities have been searching under the deep sea in around 25-30 nautical miles using Sonar equipment of the Navy.
The boat which set out for deep sea fishing on December 13, disappeared and disconnected on December 15 night along with seven fishermen. A case was registered at Malpe police station on December 22 and the police have taken up investigation in two dimensions.
Police have been investigating whether a tragedy struck the boat or it was abducted. Total six police teams were formed to investigate the incident and these teams have conducted investigation in Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Kerala.
Information was passed on to the concerned officers from Kochi to Gujarat. In each police teams, two or three fishermen were included while investigating the incident and searched for the boat in the places where fishermen suspected.
But so far, no information on the whereabouts of the boat or fishermen was available. In view of this, all police teams returned to Udupi.
Clue from Navy ships
Meanwhile, the Navy has found that the bottom part of one of its ships which sailed from Maharashtra to Karwar on December 15, was damaged and it was suspected that the ship might have knocked by an engine or parts of a boat which sunk in the sea. After this, the Navy officials have sent a message to Maharashtra coast guard on possible accident of boat in the sea and sought information.
To justify this suspicion, Maharashtra fishermen found two plastic crates, written as ST (Suvarna Tribhuja) on them, were floating in the sea on December 15. On December 18, another box found at Malvan in Goa.
Now, based on the damage caused to the Navy ship, searching teams have been searching for the boat suspecting that it might have sunk in the sea, for which highly modern technology Sonar is being used and since January 12, searching has been conducting in the sea for the boat, sources said.
The delay in registering the complaint also has become an obstacle for conducting the search operation. Though the boat was disappeared on December 15, the case was registered on December 22 due to which the information was given to the police station, coast guard and the Navy very late, it is said.
Technical snag in boat?
The Suvarna Tribhuja boat which sets out for deep sea fishing along with six other boats on December 13, returned to Malpe port half way due to technical snag in the boat.
Later, after repair, the boat again sets out for fishing and sailed ahead of other six boats. Because of the continuous travel, the radiator of the boat might have overheated and met with accident, it is suspected.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
