Here's how a Mangaluru's private hospital is causing havoc in Bhatkal;12 tests positive for COVID-19
Over 150 more samples collected, sent for testing
Bhatkal: Uttara Kannada District Administration on Friday morning received a blow when twelve people from Bhatkal tested positive for Corona Virus. Immediately swinging into action, the administration sealed down parts of the town where the first case of reportedly the second wave of COVID-19 in the town were found.
On May 5, an 18 year old girl tested positive for the deadly virus and all the twelve people who tested positive for the virus on Friday are said to be the primary and direct contact of the patient.
How it all started?
The 18-year old girl had reportedly visited one of the private hospitals in Mangaluru, First Neuro Hospital where a staffer had tested positive for the virus. The girl along with her sister and brother-in-law and visited the hospital in April.
Nearly a week after returning from the hospital the girl showed symptoms of the virus and her throat swabs were subsequently sent for testing. On May 5, the reports of her samples returned as positive, forcing the Taluk and District administration in war-footing her primary and secondary contacts.
The administration without much delay tracked 47 people who were in direct contact with the girl and sent their swab for testing, of which 12 returned as positive on Friday morning, which resulted in creating a environment of panic and distress in the town. All the 12 patients have been shifted to Karwar Medical College Hospital.
On the second day, the administration continued tracking the secondary contacts of the patient including Auto-driver in which she had travelled. The swab samples of all the family members of auto-driver were sent for testing.
The administration however refused to confirm the number of samples collected adding that as per protocol the people were being tracked and their samples have been sent for testing, but highly placed sources of Vartha Bharati, working closely on the development informed that over 150 swab samples have been collected by the administration, results of which are awaited.
Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner confirmed that the area of residence of the patient was sealed down completely and a five kilometer containment zone and buffer zone was flagged to cap the spread of the deadly virus.
The DC also confirmed that the patient had transmitted the virus at the First Neuro Hospital in Mangaluru and has urged people to inform the administration if they had visited the hospital in recent past.
People who arrived from Bengaluru on busses to Bhatkal were also stopped in Murdeshwar earlier this week and have been sent to quarantine centres in Murdeshwar. They’ve not been allowed to enter Bhatkal.
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
