Feb 24: 334 new Covid cases in Karnataka, 6 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 24: Karnataka on Wednesday reported 334 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,49,183 and the death toll to 12,309, the Health department said.
A department bulletin said number of discharges went up to 9,30,778 with 313 patients getting discharged after recovery today.
According to the bulletin, out of 6,077 active cases, 5,955 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 122 are in ICU.
A total of over 1,84,94,364 samples have been tested so far, out of which 63,042 were tested on Wednesday alone, and 5,343 among them were rapid antigen tests.
Of the 6 deaths reported, 4 are from Bengaluru Urban and one each from Mysuru and Tumakuru.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 174, Mysuru 25, Tumakuru 16, Kalaburagi 13, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,04,357, followed by Mysuru 53,992 and Ballari 39,234.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops the list with 3,95,515, followed by Mysuru 52,785 and Ballari 38,600.
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Two held for 'firing' at BJP leader's house in Bengal
Kolkata (PTI): A day before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly being involved in a firing incident outside the residence of a BJP leader in North 24 Parganas district, police said.
BJP leader Kundan Singh lodged a police complaint, alleging that a few gunmen fired at his house in the Noapara constituency around Saturday midnight.
Based on the CCTV footage, the two accused were apprehended, a senior officer said.
BJP's Noapara candidate Arjun Singh, in a post on social media, claimed that around 12.05 am, two armed miscreants arrived on a motorcycle at the residence of Kundan Singh, a BJP functionary and secretary of the Barrackpore organisational district, with an "intent to kill him".
According to the BJP leader, the accused are residents of Garulia and are known criminals.
Their names as offenders had been submitted to the Election Commission, he said.
The police officer did not specify whether the two arrested persons were the same individuals named by Arjun Singh.
According to the complaint, one round of firing took place outside Kundan Singh's house, triggering panic in the area.
The BJP candidate also questioned the role of the police, claiming that one of the accused had been detained by the police on the polling day but was later released in the evening.
The Noapara assembly seat went to the polls on April 29.
Several BJP leaders alleged that attempts were being made to create an atmosphere of fear ahead of the counting and weaken the organisation of the opposition parties.
The counting of votes will take place on May 4. Polling for the West Bengal assembly elections was held on April 23 and April 29.
The BJP urged the Election Commission to intervene immediately to ensure peaceful counting.
TMC candidate Somnath Shyam rubbished Arjun Singh’s allegation, claiming that the BJP nominee had orchestrated the firing incident to divert attention from imminent defeat.
“Arjun Singh knows all the gangsters in the Barrackpore belt. Everyone knows about his links with the underworld. Let the police investigate the incident,” Shyam said.
