Gauri murder case: Seventh accused arrested from Sullia
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested a resident of Sullia taluk’s Sampaje in D.K district in the murder case of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh.
The arrested has been identified as 30-year-old Mohan Nayak. He was arrested from Dakshina Kannada district two days ago. Mohan Nayak was produced in a Bengaluru court on Thursday evening and remanded to 14 days SIT custody.
SIT investigation officer MN Anucheth has informed that Mohan who was arrested from D.K district is suspected to have handed over the 7.65mm gun to the alleged killer of Gauri Lankesh hours before the crime and rode the bike with suspected shooter Parashuram Waghmore.
Mohan was known for supplying home-made medicines in Kushal Nagar near Madikeri. It has been reported that people often come by car to meet him. But locals thought that people might be coming for medicines. According to reports, he was frequently telling people that he is going to Bengaluru.
The SIT sleuths from Bengaluru picked up Moahn Nayak from Mundadka in Sampaje at around 2 am on July 19.
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Nipah: 8 suspected cases test negative, patient condition remains critical
Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 (PTI): The Kerala government on Saturday said that eight more people, who had come into contact with a Nipah virus infected patient in Malappuram district, tested negative for the disease.
However, the infected patient continues to be in critical condition despite being given one dose of monoclonal antibodies on Friday, state Health Minister Veena George said in a statement.
Another dose would be administered to the patient on Saturday, she said.
With eight more testing negative, the total number of persons who have been cleared of the disease has reached 25, the statement.
Meanwhile, 37 more were added to the contact list of the infected patient, bringing the total number to 94, it said.
Of these, 53 are in the high risk category with 40 of them from Malappuram, 11 from Palakkad and one each from Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts of the state, it said.
The remaining 43 are in the low risk category, the statement said.
Besides the infected person, five others are under treatment in various hospitals in the state, the minister said in the statement.
A joint outbreak investigation has been started in Malappuram district with the coordination of various departments, the statement said.
It also said that health workers visited 1,781 homes in that district during the day as part of a fever survey.
