Cops, pregnant woman among 23 new cases of Corona in Udupi district on Sunday
Udupi, May 24: The district recorded as many as 23 cases of Corona infection on Sunday, including three police staff members and a pregnant woman, said Dr Sudhirchandra Sood, District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
Udupi district, which had been in the 16th position in the state with 53 Corona cases, is now in the 12th position, with a total of 76 cases of infection. It is, therefore, ahead of the neighbouring districts Dakshina Kannada, which is in the 16th position, and Uttara Kannada, which is in the 17th position in the state.
Of the 23 cases identified on Sunday, 17 cases are of people who came from different parts of Maharashtra, one is of a youngster from Telangana and another is of a 44-year-old woman who returned from the United Arab Emirates. The three police staff are the constables from Brahmavar and Karkala rural stations and assistant sub-inspector of the Ajekaru station. The pregnant woman who tested positive is a 22-year-old from Karkala.
Also, 11 of the infected persons are men, eight are women and four are children below 10 years of age. As many as 19 cases are of people who have come to Udupi district from other states and districts, while the remaining four are residents of the district.
The three police staff members who tested positive are 51, 41 and 29 years old and have been admitted into the Dr TMA Pai Covid Hospital in town. The Ajekaru, Karkala rural and Brahmavar police stations have been temporarily closed and will be sanitised as per the government guidelines. The stations will be opened only 48 hours later. In addition, people who had come to close contact with the three police staff are being identified. The district superintendent is taking additional care about the matter, Deputy Commissioner G Jagadeesh has said.
The major case on Sunday being that of the pregnant woman from Karkala taluk, the government officials are investigating the cause for the infection, including the people she met. The district administration will ensure the women gets additional care as she is expecting delivery within about a fortnight, said the deputy commissioner.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
