Two more senior citizens succumb to COVID-19 in Udupi District on Sunday
Udupi: Two more patients who were being treated at a private hospital here have succumbed to the deadly COVID-19 on Sunday. With this, the total number of fatalities due to the virus in the district has gone up to 17.
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The two patients were being treated for various ailments at the hospital and both had tested positive for COVID-19, officials of the health department informed. The officials also added that one of the patients was male while the other was female. One of them hailed from Byndoor Taluk in the district, while the other was a resident of Indira Nagar in Udupi.
The 63-year-old woman from Byndoor passed away on late Saturday night while the male patient from Indira Nagar passed away on Sunday morning. Both of them were reportedly shifted to the ICU ward after they had tested positive for the virus.
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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.
