Mangaluru: 316 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths in Dakshina Kannada on Tuesday
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District on Tuesday reported 316 fresh cases of COVID-19. The district also reported five COVID related deaths in the last 24 hours.
Of the five patients who succumbed to the virus on Tuesday, three were from Mangaluru Taluk and one each from Bantwal and Puttur. With this, the total number of fatalities due to the virus in the district has gone up to 452.
Of the 316 patients who tested positive for the virus on Tuesday, 148 were from Mangaluru Taluk, 44 from Bantwal, 42 from Puttur, Sullia 20, Belthangady 37, and 25 were from other districts. With this, the total number of cases reported in the district has gone up to 18, 092.
The district also recorded 322 recoveries. With 13,606 recoveries the district currently has 4,034 active cases of 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.
