Ullal Fishing Boat Tragedy: Two more bodies of missing fishermen recovered from sea
Mangaluru: In an incident that occurred on Tuesday, a commercial fishing boat met a tragic fate as it drowned in the deep seas, and six fishermen on board were reportedly missing in the aftermath. While the bodies of two missing fishermen were recovered on Tuesday evening, two other bodies were extracted from the ocean on Wednesday.
The deceased fishermen have been identified as Kasba Bengre residents Hasainaar (24) and Chintan.
Both the dead bodies were taken to the Wenlock Hospital in the city. Officers revealed that the bodies of the fishermen were severely damaged with peeled skin and indications of bites from fishes in the sea, rendering the bodies unrecognizable.
The tragic accident occurred approximately 15 nautical miles away from near the Bengre region, in the western part of Ullal. The Fishing boat named “Shriraksha” owned by Prashanth, a resident of Bolar had ventured into the sea for a fishing expedition from the Dhakke harbor in Mangaluru, around 5 am on Monday.
There were 25 fishermen onboard the commercial fishing boat during the time. On Tuesday, at around 4 am, sources revealed that the boat had reportedly collided with a rock.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
