26 December,2023 05:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Two workers died after they inhaled gas that was accumulated in the storage chamber of a fishing boat in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. One more worker is critical, Mumbai police said, according to newswire PTI.
The incident took place at the New Fish Jetty when the workers were removing fish from the boat Anjani Putra around 11 am, PTI report said.
The boat had returned to the coast around 2 am, and it is suspected that gas was generated due to rotting fish, said deputy commissioner of police Sanjay Latkar.
A worker who climbed down into a storage chamber passed out. Five others who followed him inside also fell unconscious and all of them were rushed to the government-run J J Hospital in Mumbai, he said.
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Sriniwas Anand Yadav (35) and boat owner Naga Don Sanjay (27), both hailing from Andhra Pradesh, died during treatment, he said.
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Suresh Mekla, also from Andhra Pradesh, was on ventilator while the condition of the other three was stable, the official said.
An accidental death case was registered at Yellow Gate police station in Mumbai and further probe was on, the DCP said.
Meanwhile, a 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old daughter of his second wife in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday.
The accused initially tried to mislead the police by claiming that the minor girl was kidnapped by three men on December 24 who raped her at a hillock in a village in Bhiwandi taluka, an official said.
Police registered an FIR under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for abduction and rape and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
However, the police found discrepancies in the statement of the man and he spilled beans during interrogation.
"The man had raped the 10-year-old girl in his house when her mother was not around and tutored her to give a misleading statement," the official added.
The accused man was remanded to police custody till January 2, he added. (With inputs from agencies)
