366 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 2 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 9: Karnataka reported 366 new COVID-19 cases and two related fatalities, taking the caseload to 9,43,212 and the toll to 12,241, the Health department said on Tuesday.
The day also saw 513 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of the 366 fresh cases reported on Tuesday, 195 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
Cumulatively 9,43,212 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 12,241 deaths and 9,25,167 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.
Out of 5,785 active cases, 5,642 patients are stable and in isolation at designated hospitals, while 143 are in Intensive Care Units.
Both the deaths reported today were from Bengaluru Urban.
Bengaluru Urban continued to top districts in number of new cases reported with 195 infections
Dakshina Kannadawas next with 29, Bengaluru Rural 20, Tumakuru 17 and Mysuru15, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 4,00,887, followed by Mysuru 53,639 and Ballari 39,183 .
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 3,92,715 , followed by Mysuru 52,416 and Ballari 38,546.
A total of over 1,76,25,719 samples have been tested so far, out of which 60,485 were tested on Tuesday alone.
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Nightclub fire: Goa court remands Luthra brothers in police custody for five days
Panaji (PTI): A court in North Goa on Wednesday remanded Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ nightclub, in police custody for five days.
The brothers, brought to Goa from Delhi after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 blaze that killed 25, were produced in the court after undergoing health check-ups twice at the District Hospital in North Goa.
Judicial Magistrate First Class Mapusa Puja Sardesai remanded the two brothers in police custody for five days.
Advocate Vishnu Joshi, representing Bhavana Joshi who lost four family members in the tragedy, said that the accused were asking for “special consideration” claiming poor health.
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“We said they should not be given any extra relaxation,” he said, adding that the court has taken cognisance of the fact that this is about the death of “25 people in the form of mass genocide”.
“But since they kept pressing for medical check-up, the court ordered reexamination of their health. It is clear in the medical examination that they don’t require any consideration. The accused sought special considerations in the lock-up like a good mattress, which the court refused,” said Joshi.
A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, arrived at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.
The duo was initially taken to a Primary Health Centre at Siolim for medical examination. They were then taken to the District Hospital at Mapusa.
After their health assessment, the two were brought to the court.
The court directed that the accused be sent for fresh medical examination. Accordingly, the two were again taken to the District Hospital.
Later, they were produced before Judge Sardesai, who ordered the five-day police custody of the accused.
After the fire tragedy at Arpora village, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The brothers were arrested in Delhi on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.
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The duo had fled to Phuket in Thailand early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.
They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.
