Mangalore: In a tragic incident that took place at Sri Ulka LLP fish processing plant in Mangalore SEZ on Sunday, four people died trying to save a single person's life, who also ended up dying.
According to Mangalore Police Commissioner Sasikumar, on Sunday evening, a man now identified as Nizamuddin fell into a fish wastage tank and became unconscious. Seven people went into the tank in an attempt to save him. However, they too fell unconscious and were rushed to the hospital. One of them was declared dead on arrival while two more died while undergoing treatment last night.
Two more died on Monday morning while three others, Hassan Ali, Mohammed Abdullah, and Afisullah, are being treated at the intensive care unit of the hospital. All of them were workers from West Bengal. A case has been registered under IPC section 304 on four persons, including the owner of the fish processing plant. The fish processing plant employs about 68 workers from West Bengal.
The company's production manager Ruby Joseph, area manager Kuber, supervisors Mahmoud Anwar and Farooq have been detained by the police. The five who died are suspected to have died of poisonous gas. However, officials are waiting for the post-mortem report to know exactly what killed them. The victims have been identified as West Bengal-based Mohammed Samarullah Islam, Umarullah Farooq, Nizamuddin, Nizamuddin Islam, and Sharakat Ali.
