Mangaluru: A passenger hailing from Ullal in Mangaluru, who arrived at Mangaluru International Airport from Dubai and reportedly showed symptoms of linked to Corona Virus during screening at the airport was admitted to the isolation ward at District Wenlock Hospital on Sunday from where the passenger has reportedly escaped without informing authorities.
According to the reports, the person arrived from Dubai on Sunday and during his screening at the airport, he was found to have fever and also showed other symptoms linked to Corona Virus, prompting the health authorities to shift the patient to District Wenlock Hospital in the city immediately.
The patient however escaped from the hospital without informing the authorities on Monday morning. Sources in the health department added that the Police were looking for the patient and that he will be tracked and brought back to the hospital for adequate checkups and treatment.
The samples from the passenger was collected on Sunday evening and were sent for testing to Bengaluru Medical College and the reports were expected to arrive by Monday evening. The DHO of Dakshina Kannada District had revealed that if the reports are negative the person will be released after the regular treatment but the passenger managed to escape from the hospital post-midnight at around 1:00 am on Monday.
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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.
