Mangaluru: With eight more COVID-19 related deaths in the district on Friday, Dakshina Kannada breached the 100-mark of COVID-19 deaths. The district on Friday also recorded 180 new cases of the virus.

Dakshina Kannada on July 13 breached the 50-deaths mark and has since reported over 50 days in the last 10 days. The death rate in the district which was believed to be under check has more than doubled in the last few days, raising concerns for the district administration.

The number of total deaths in the district due to COVID-19 stands at 107, including 8 deaths on Friday. Five of the eight patients who succumbed to the virus on Friday were men and three were women, an official bulletin added. Six of the patients were from Dakshina Kannada District while the other two hailed from Shimoga District.

125 people recovered from the virus and were discharged from the hospitals. The total number of cases in the district has gone up to 4,394. 1987 patients have recovered so far and there are 2,300 active cases in the district.

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New Delhi, Apr 28: The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said.

The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant provision of the IT Act, they said. Sources in the Special Cell said that now arrests are likely to follow across the country.

According to the complaint filed by Sinku Sharan Singh, DC, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order."

According to the complainant, links from which the videos were shared were also attached for further action.

A copy of the FIR was also sent to the IFSO unit of the Delhi Cyber Police.