Udupi: Suspected corona virus patient admitted to Manipal hospital
Udupi: A 68-year-old suspected coronavirus patient from Sagar Taluk's Anandapuram has been admitted to a special ward of KMC hospital on Wednesday afternoon. The throat swab samples of the patient have been collected and were sent for tests to Bengaluru Medical College.
The woman patient had visited Saudi Arabia last week and suffering from fever, shortness of breath and cough. After her recovery, she traveled to Bengaluru and underwent coronavirus screening at the airport.
The woman then traveled to Shivamoga from Bengaluru and was admitted to a hospital there when she again suffered from fever, cough and shortness of breath. The family members of the woman then decided to take her to KMC Hospital in Manipal where she has been admitted to a special ward for the treatment while her samples have been sent for tests.
Udupi DHO later clarified that the lady was the only patient being treated for suspected coronavirus (Covid-19) in the district.
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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.
