Mangaluru: Eight more COVID-19 deaths in DK on Monday, 119 new cases
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Monday reported 119 fresh cases of COVID-19 along with 8 deaths due to the virus in the district. While the total number of cases in the district has near 5000-mark with 4930 cases, the total fatalities in the district have gone up to 131.
On Monday, the district reported eight deaths for the fourth straight day. Since Friday the district has reported 32 deaths.
Five of the deceased were residents of Mangaluru Taluk, while one patient each belonged from Bantwal, Udupi, and Hubballi. Six of the patients were males and two females.
The district also witnessed 80 patients recovering from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals. With 2,297 total recoveries so far the district has 2,502 active cases currently.
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Shivamogga tense after boy murdered outside school
Shivamogga (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.
The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), an SSLC student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, attended a special class ahead of examinations.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B told reporters that Sanketh intervened in an argument involving a group of boys outside his school.
“Some friends who were known to him — they had earlier studied in the same school — were involved. They are also minors. They hit him with their hands. Immediately after being struck, he collapsed. After he fell, by the time he was taken to the hospital, we came to know that he had died,”
"... he was struck near the chest. Due to that blow, he collapsed on the spot,” the SP said.
Two minors have been taken into custody in this connection.
“We are also gathering information about others involved in the incident. Whoever is found to be involved, we will initiate legal action against them as well,” the official added.
On the possible motive, the SP said the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
“We do not have complete information about that. Once we conduct a detailed inquiry, we will know. Some people are saying it may have been over a trivial matter. However, we cannot confirm that at this stage,” he said.
The incident took on a communal undertone, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police reinforcements across the city to maintain order and prevent escalation.
BJP MLA from Shivamogga, S N Channabasappa, also visited the hospital.
