Crane hits, injures two fishermen
CHENNAI: Two fishermen sustained injuries each time a used cranes hit them when they were repairing their boats at Kasimedu fishing harbour on Sunday.
Police suspect that the quality crane operator can have deliberately hit them after the tussle. Realising which the two were injured, the crane operator fled from the scene. Angered with the incident, relatives in the fishermen as well as other fisherfolk rushed towards the spot and demanded action to get taken contrary to the crane operator. Tension prevailed in the area for a while.
Police identified the injured as Ravi, 40, and Sathya, 45, of Kasimedu. Police said earlier the fishermen along with the workers, used by dredging work, has a tiff.
Previously December 3, a 45-year-old diver-cum-assistant used cranes operator died at Kasimedu fishing harbour from a crane overturned, crushing him underneath when he was tying ropes to a large beam which have fallen to the sea.