Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)
Mangaluru, Feb 18: Fire brigade and several fishermen in boats continued search operations from morning till evening on Monday, February 17 in Netravati river for the father and son duo who went missing leaving behind car and death note in it on Netravati bridge on Sunday.
Bantwal Balthila resident Gopalakrishna Rai and his six-year-old son Nameesh Rai went missing in the wee hours on February 16. Their car, Rai’s wallet and son’s footwear were found in the car. A death note running to eight pages was found in the car’s glove box. Rai had left with his son from the place where Paichil Nema was in progress near Pavoorguthu and went missing.
The search was conducted for two days as it was written in the death note that the son is thrown in the river and he too was committing suicide. A boat of fire brigade, two boats of Pavoor residents, two boats from Bengre, one boat from Kings Star Seva Samithi of Ullal and Hoige Bazar group which had taken active part to trace Coffee Day proprietor Siddartha, conducted search in the area. However, they found nothing till late evening.