Two weeks on, search continues for missing Malpe boat; fate of 7 fishermen unknown

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December 30, 2018

Udupi, Dec 30: Two weeks since it went missing off Goa coast, the search for the missing fishing boat ‘Suvarna Tribhuja’ with seven fishermen on board from Malpe, continues without any concrete evidence about the fate of the vessel.

The boat had left for fishing from Udupi’s Malpe fishing harbour on December 13. The last communication from the boat was on December 15.

Raghupati Bhat, MLA, told presspersons here on Saturday that he had sent an email to Prime Minister Narendra over the missing fishing boat. Already Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had directed the Coast Guard and Indian Navy to search for the boat.

It was due to the request made to Ms Sitharaman that helicopters were not only searching in the sea but also the backwaters in neighbouring Maharashtra. Though the fishermen in Malpe had expressed strong suspicion that the boat might have been hijacked by terrorists, the officials of the Coast Guard had told him that this was unlikely.

In some earlier instances, boats were taken by force due to fights between fishermen of different States. But they got resolved quickly. Never before had a fishing boat from Malpe been missing for so long. The chance of the boat having been hit by another ship too was remote as no big ship had passed that way on December 15, Mr. Bhat said.

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BJP attempts to link Wakf row to cow udders chopping case; saffron leaders worship cows to mark 'Sankranti'

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January 14,2025

Bengaluru: The BJP on Tuesday accused the police of "framing" an innocent person in the cow attack case in Chamarajapet here and demanded a fair investigation into the incident.

Sheikh Nasru (30), a native of Champaran in Bihar, has been arrested for allegedly slashing the udders of three cows on Sunday.

The matter escalated into a communal controversy after the saffron party threatened to observe 'Black Sankranti' if the culprits were not arrested before the festival.

The party has since emphasised that the actual perpetrators must be apprehended.

Addressing media here, BJP state president B Y Vijayendra said, "There are claims that an innocent man has been falsely implicated and is being projected as the culprit."

Leader of Opposition R Ashoka also raised doubts about the investigation, questioning how a mentally unstable man could work at the firm for a decade.

Ashoka noted that the incident occurred at the veterinary hospital, which spans four acres.

He alleged that the hospital was recently declared Waqf property and claimed that Karna, the owner of the injured cattle, had opposed the Waqf Board’s decision, suggesting this opposition might have led to the incident.

The party leaders led by Vijayendra and Ashoka celebrated 'Sankranti' by offering special prayers to cows at the spot where the attack took place.

Meanwhile, state Home Minister G Parameshwara dismissed the opposition charges and said the police were investigating the case without any bias.

"If the investigation reveals the involvement of more people, then police will not spare them," he told reporters here.

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