COVID-19: 413 new cases, five deaths in Dakshina Kannada on Monday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Monday reported 413 fresh cases of COVID-19. The district also reported five deaths due to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours.
Of the 413 cases, 169 patients were from Mangaluru Taluk, 65 from Bantwal, 66 from Puttur, 43 from Sullia, 47 from Belthangady and 23 patients were from other districts.
Of the five people who succumbed to the virus, 1 each was from Mangaluru and Bantwal while three others hailed from other districts.
The district also reported 297 recoveries from the virus.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
