Gang assaults Manjeshwar Sub-Inspector and police officer, case filed
Manjeshwar: In an incident reported on Sunday morning, a group of five individuals attacked the Manjeshwar Police station Sub-Inspector and other police personnel here at Hidayath Nagar, Uppala.
Meanwhile, a case in connection with the incident has been registered against five individuals, and the police are investigating the matter.
The Manjeshwar Police Station Sub-Inspector P. Anoop and police officer Kishore who were injured in the attack were admitted to a hospital in Uppala.
The incident reportedly occurred when both Anoop and Kishore, who were on duty early in the morning, noticed the gathering of the group. They arrived at the scene and instructed the group to disperse. However, the group ignored the police instructions and became involved in a heated verbal dispute amongst themselves. When the police attempted to intervene and control, they were attacked by the group.
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TN youth from UAE has tested negative for Mpox: Health Minister Subramanian
Chennai, Nov 2: A 27-year-old native of Thiruvarur district, who had arrived from Sharjah, has tested negative for monkey pox, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said here on Saturday.
Test results from both the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research here and the Pune-based National Institute of Virology have show negative for Mpox virus, the minister said.
Subramanian had earlier in the day told reporters that result was awaited for the sample that had been dispatched to the NIV while test result from King Institute ruled out monkey pox.
On October 31, upon his arrival at Tiruchirappalli airport from the UAE, during screening, the young man displayed fever symptoms and small skin lesions. Hence, he was taken to a government hospital.
Subramanian said the returnee had been frightened and hence left for his hometown of Valangaiman in Thiruvarur district. "This treatment is for his good and in order to prevent the spread of infection," the minister said.
Hence, he was brought back to the hospital by the authorities with police help and he has been receiving good treatment at the state-run facility. Further, Subramanian said that the test result from the government-run King Institute indicated Chickenpox and marked negative for presence of Mpox.
Screening at airports for passengers arriving from foreign countries is going on continuously in the state and international airports have dedicated isolated rooms.
Special wards are ready in government medical college hospitals, including those in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli, to provide treatment for Mpox, in case anyone tests positive for the infection, the minister added.
