Mangaluru: Fishermen assault colleague over alleged mobile phone theft
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru South Police have arrested six fishermen from Andhra Pradesh for brutally assaulting their colleague for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The fishermen hang him upside down and thrashed him on a fishing boat Mangaluru Fishing harbour. The horrific video of the brutal assault went viral.
Giving details to the media, City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that the incident took place on December 15.
The victim is identified as Vaila Sheenu, a resident of Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh. He works as a fishing labourer.
On December 14 night, Vaila Sheenu had been to another boat by the name John Shailesh 2 anchored at Mangaluru harbour and later returned to his boat.
On the next day morning the fishing labourers of the boat John Shailesh 2 came to Vaila Sheenu and accused him of stealing mobile from their boat.
They took him to their boat and hung him upside down. The fishermen hit him with hand, wooden planks, and iron chain. They also allegedly discussed about murdering Sheenu by tying his legs and throwing him into the sea.
By then, the public in the harbour rescued Vaila Sheenu.
A case was filed at Mangaluru South Police Station on December 21.
The Police have arrested the accused and seized the wooden plank, iron chain, rope, and mobile handset.
The arrested accused are identified as Karapingara Ravi (27), Konduru Polayya (23), Avula Rajakumar (26), Pralayakaveri Govindayya (47) (all from Nellore district), Katangari Manohar (21), Votukuri Jalayya (30) (both from Prakasham district.
