COVID-19: 314 new cases, 486 recoveries in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Tuesday recorded 314 new cases of Coronavirus taking the total number of cases in the district so far to 27,146. The district also reported three COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours.
With three new deaths, the total number of fatalities in the district has gone up to 612.
On Tuesday, 486 COVID-19 patients also recovered from the virus taking the number of recoveries in the district to 22,424.
The district currently has 4110 active cases of the deadly virus.
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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.
