Activities at religious centres in Dakshina Kannada suspended amidst Coronavirus scare
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu Rupesh on Tuesday announced that all the activities at the religious centres across the District will be suspended until further notice in the wake of spread of Coronavirus in the state.
She was speaking at a meeting with officials at her office. The meeting was chaired by Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Sriramalu and was attended MLA and Congress leader UT Khader.
The District Administration also announced that the temples and festivals in temples across the District will only be open and attended by the temple staff and all the other services will be suspended.
Sindu further stated that the administration was preparing to suspend entry at beaches for public and that thermal screening at the railways stations would also begin from Wednesday.
Minister Sriramalu also added that the testing lab for Coronavirus will soon be set-up in Dakshina Kannada’s District headquarter Mangaluru.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
