We will bring fishermen back even if they are kidnapped by terrorists: Minister Jayamala
Udupi, Jan 05: We will bring back the seven fishermen (who have gone missing from Malpe), even if they are kidnapped by terrorists. Already we have written a letter to the army and instructed them to launch a search operation. Our main goal is that they should come alive, wished Udupi district in-charge Minister Jayamala.
Answering the media queries in Udupi, she said, "We started working on this the moment police filed the missing complaint. After speaking to SP's chief secretary, the officials of neighboring Goa and Maharashtra were contacted. A search was carried out even by a helicopter. The search operation is still ongoing. Our goal is that they must come back safely. We have confidence that they will definitely come," she asserted.
Drop the protest: Minister appeals
Do not hold protests on January 6. Why should Fishermen's organizations protest? Do they need a protest when we are with them. We will speak to the fishermen's leaders in this regard, will asked them to drop the protest. Even the Chief Minister is also coming to Udupi on January 8. All hands are working for this, Minister Jayamala said.
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Missing woman death: Police intensifies probe, boyfriend questioned
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala police have launched a comprehensive probe into the mysterious death of a 19-year-old woman, whose decomposed body was found near her home after she went missing last week in Malayattoor near here.
A college student in Bengaluru, Chithrapriya, went missing from her home on Saturday evening.
Her body was discovered in a deserted field about one kilometre from her residence on Tuesday, police said.
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A senior police officer said several suspected persons, including the boyfriend of the woman, were taken into custody for interrogation.
Inquest procedures have been completed, and the post-mortem will begin soon, he said.
"First and foremost thing is to identify the body and confirm that it was that of the missing woman. The body was in a decomposed state, and we assumed that it might be her based on the dress," a police officer said.
The cause of death has to be ascertained to confirm whether it is a murder, and that would be revealed through the post-mortem, he added.
A case of unnatural death has been registered.
Earlier, an FIR was registered at Kalady police station following a complaint by her parents, and an investigation was launched to trace her.
Local media reported that the investigators are examining CCTV visuals in which Chithrapriya was seen pillion-riding on a motorbike on the day she went missing. But, the police have declined to confirm it.
