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Two German nationals, including the shipmaster and second-in-command of MV Grietje that allegedly ran over a fishing boat causing the death of a fisherman on March 16, were arrested from the Chennai Port here on Tuesday.

Fishing Harbour Police registered a case under Section 304(a) on Indian Penal Code after T Anandan (40), a fisherman from Thiruvottiyur, went missing after a large unknown vessel ran over his fibre boat.

Anandan and two others were fishing around 4.30 am on March 16 when the accident occurred. He was found dead later. Police said shipmaster Wolfgang Alberecht (46) and the second-in-command Hinkfoth Steffen (38) were produced before a court in George Town. Subsequently, the court granted bail to the duo.

Schoolboy Drowns

A 14-year-old boy drowned in a well at Ambattur Industrial Estate on Tuesday evening. Police said Ambalavanan, a resident of Kumaran Nagar I Street and a Class IX student, went for a swim in a well on the rear-side of the government ITI on Tuesday evening. Fire and Rescue Services personnel were called after the boy failed to come out of the water. The personnel recovered his body and sent it for post-mortem.

Suicide with Booze

A 60-year old woman and her 30-year-old son were found dead in their house in Kundrathur on Monday night. Nirmala and son Ramalingam had consumed liquor laced with poison, police said. Nirmala had apparently consumed the liquor as her daughter had scolded her for her drinking habits, the police said.

Mom Dies of Shock

A 65-year-old woman, Saradha Ammal, died of shock after she saw her son’s dead body arrive at her residence at Cheyyar on Monday.