Heart patient jumps off Ro-Ro ferry into sea, search on

Rajkot: A man travelling in the Ro-Ro ferry coming from Hazira in Surat to Ghogha near Bhavnagar, jumped into the sea on Saturday afternoon. The Ghogha marine police have begun a search operation to find the man. However, he was not found till late evening.
Ghogha marine police sub-inspector N M Mandera said, “The man has been identified as Batuk Sutariya (69), a resident of Bhavnagar. He jumped into the sea near Pirambet of Bhavnagar.” It is still not clear why the man jumped into the sea, he added.
According to police, he was a heart patient and tired of his illness. Safin Hasan, assistant superintendent of police Bhavnagar said, “The ferry was halted for some time in the sea and the police were informed. The search operation is on to find the man.”