170 Police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Karnataka
Bengaluru: As many as 170 police staff members have tested positive for Coronavirus in the state.
According to the sources, the State capital, Bengaluru top the list of most police personnel infected with the virus. Bengaluru reportedly has 77 police personnel who are infected with the deadly virus. Seven of 77 officers have recovered and have been discharged, reports added.
Three police staff members have died due to coronavirus in Bengaluru and are 67 of them are under treatment.
According to sources, the infected police staff members are being treated at the Victoria Hospital, Bengaluru.
93 other police personnel have tested positive across the state, including 59 patients who have recovered and 34 under treatment.
Of the infected police staff members, most cases are of KSRP and law and order division. Some of the traffic police and the CCB staff members who have worked outside the office have been infected, said the sources.
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
