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Another fisherman dies off Mangalore's coast

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September 18, 2011
Mangalore, September 18: In yet another offshore tragedy, an elderly fisherman lost his life, after slipping into the Arabian Sea on Sunday after noon.

The victim has been identified as 65 year old Chandraya Ameen, a resident of Bolur here.

Chandraya, who was engaged in fishing activity along with 23 other fishermen on board 'Sri Ganga Devi' parseen boat owned by one Padmanabha, lost his balance and fell into the sea.

Even though other fishermen jumped into the sea immediately and tried to rescue him, they did not succeed in saving him, said Padmanabha.

The incident occurred around 30 nautical miles away from Mangalore coast.

The body was shifted to mortuary at Government Wenlock Hospital for post-mortem.

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Relatives of the deceased fisherman gathered outside mortuary in Mangalore


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Mangaluru: Police have arrested five miscreants belonging to saffron outfits for pelting stones at a masjid at Katipalla near Surathkal on the outskirts of the city last night. 

The arrested have been identified as Bharat, Chennappa, Nitin, Manu and Sujit all residents of Surathkal and surrounding areas. Among them, Bharat is said to be a rowdy sheeter. 

The miscreants, who came on two motorbikes late on Sunday night, pelted stones at Masjidul Huda, located at 3rd block of Katipalla on the eve of Miladunnabi.  

Confirming the incident, City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal said that investigation is in progress and a case has been registered at Surathkal police station.

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