Young Navy official found dead at Kochi Naval Base

A Navy sailor on guard duty was found dead with a bullet injury to his forehead at the Naval Base here in the early morning hours of Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Thushar Attri, 19, of Aligar

A Navy sailor on guard duty was found dead with a bullet injury to his forehead at the Naval Base here in the early morning hours of Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Thushar Attri, 19, of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. He was found dead shortly after 2.30 a.m. at the watch tower at Katari Bagh where he was put on guard duty between 12 midnight and 4 a.m. “When he didn’t answer the wireless, a Navy official dropped in at the watch tower to find the youngster dead. A probe is on to find whether it was a case of suicide or accidental firing. We have registered a case for unnatural death,” Harbour police sources said.