7,866 new COVID-19 cases, 146 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka on Tuesday reported 7,866 COVID-19 cases and 146 fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 4,12,190 and the death toll to 6,680.
The day also saw 7,803 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of the 7,866 fresh cases reported, 3,102 were from Bengaluru urban alone.
As of September 8 evening, cumulatively 4,12,190 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 6,680 deaths and 3,08,573 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.
It said that out of 96,918 active cases, 96,134 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 784 are in Intensive Care Units.
Fifty five out of total 146 deaths were from Bengaluru urban, followed by Mysuru (11), Dharwad (8), Udupi (7), Ballari, Koppal, Shivamogga and Tumakuru (6 each), Hassan (5), Haveri, Mandya and Uttara Kannada (4 each) and Dakshina Kannada (3).
Chamarajanagara, Chikkamagaluru, Davangere, Gadag, Kalaburagi, Kolar, Raichur, Vijyapura and Yadgir reported two deaths each and Bengaluru Rural, Bidar and Ramanagara (one each).
Most of the deceased either had a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI), the bulletin said.
Bengaluru Urban topped the districts where new cases were reported with 3,102 infections, followed by Ballari 404, Dakshina Kannada 374, Mysuru 337, Dharwad 318, Mandya 273, Koppal 269, Udupi 250, Davangere 240, Belagavi 230 and then the rest
Bengaluru urban district was again on top in positive cases with a total of 1,53,625 infections, followed by Ballari 24,470 and Mysuru 22,638.
Among discharges too Bengaluru urban headed the list with 1,10,972 discharges, followed by Ballari 19,710 and Mysuru 15,434.
A total of 34,61,119 samples have been tested so far, out of which 67,443 were tested on Tuesday alone.
Among the samples tested today, 38,291 were Rapid Antigen tests.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
