Fisherman assaulted over membership row

March 25, 2012

Karwar, March 25: A dispute over membership of the fishermen's association left a man injured after he was attacked by a group on Friday evening near Sunkeri Masjid in Karwar.


According to the complaint filed by the victim, Umesh Narayan Bhute, 49, a fisherman, a gang of eight persons attacked him near Sunkeri masjid after an argument. The members of the gang wanted him to resign from the Fishermen's Co-operative Society at Nandanagadda in Karwar.

When Umesh refused, he was assaulted. He has been shifted to the District Hospital.

In his complaint, Umesh, a resident of Kathinkon, said Pradeep Morje, Vinayak Joshi, Chandrakant Davade, Shripad Mukri, Santosh Nagekar, Madhukar Joshi, Vinod Nagekar, and Satosh Thakkar had attacked him.

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