Mangaluru:Private hospital turns COVID-19 Hotspot; two more infected after being treated in Hospital
Mangaluru: A private hospital located on the outskirts of the City in the Dakshina Kannada District has become coronavirus Hotspot. The total number of positive cases in the district has increased to 20 with two more persons testing positive to COVID-19 in the limits of Mangaluru City Corporation on Monday.
An 80-year-old woman and her 45-year-old son, residents of Kulasekhara in the limits of MMC have tested positive for coronavirus. At a private hospital in Padil, the 80-year-old was being treated on an adjacent bed of an elderly person who recently became victim to COVID-19. The former's son was taking care of her and he has also been infected with the virus. Meanwhile, a hospital staff member was diagnosed with coronavirus yesterday. Following this, more than 200 people were tested, including 190 staff members of the hospital, and all were quarantined.
A similar incident was reported on April 23 at the hospital and a woman died of COVID-19. The hospital was then fully sealed as two persons of the same family died in Bantwal. Two neighbors were also infected by the first dead woman. The yesterday hospital staff was tested positive and two cases confirmed today in the hospital.
Bantwal was a Corona Hotspot in the Dakshina Kannada District. The death of Corona infected people in the area over the past few days has caused considerable anxiety for the district. Earlier, a case was also reported on the outskirts of Mangaluru. (He has been discharged from the hospital after recovery. With two persons testing positive to the virus in the limits of MMC today, the deadly virus has entered the Mangaluru city.
The District Administration has declared Shakti Nagar Kakkebettu near Kulasekhara as a containment area. Mangaluru Tahsildar Guruprasad visited the spot on Monday morning and marked the boundaries. Later, MCC Commissioner Shanadi Ajit Kumar Hegde visited and carried out the inspection.
Shakti Nagar Padavu village consists of 22 houses. They will be provided with milk, groceries, and other necessities by the corporation.
- Shanadi Ajit Kumar Hegde,
Commissioner, MCC
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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.
