Aug 28: 1,229 new COVID-19 cases, 13 fatalities in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada logs 207 positive Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths
Bengaluru, Aug 28: Karnataka reported 1,229 new COVID-19 cases, including 310 in Bengaluru, and 13 deaths on Saturday, the health department said.
The day also saw 1,289 discharges, including 329 in Bengaluru.
The positivity rate stood at 0.66 per cent, while the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 1.05 per cent.
The State now has 18,897 active cases. As many as 1,83,642 samples were tested on Saturday, the bulletin said.
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Wanted criminal, 3 aides killed in encounter in UP; cop sustains gunshot wounds
Lucknow (PTI): A wanted criminal and his three associates were gunned down in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police in Shamli district, officials said on Tuesday.
An STF inspector also suffered multiple gunshots in the exchange of fire that took place in the Jhinjhina area of Shamli district during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, a senior police officer said.
"On the intervening night of January 20-21, Mustafa Kagga gang member Arshad along with three others -- Manjeet, Satish and one unknown accomplice -- were injured in a police engagement with STF Meerut team. They have succumbed to injuries during the encounter," said UP STF, Law and Order, Additional Director General of Police, Amitabh Yash.
"Arshad was wanted in a robbery case from Police Station Behat, Saharanpur. A reward of Rs one lakh was declared on him by the ADG of Meerut Zone. A dozen cases of robbery, dacoity and murder were registered against Arsad," he added.
Yash said that Inspector Sunil, who was leading the STF team, received multiple gunshot wounds during the encounter and was admitted to Amritdhara Hospital in Karnal.
Sunil was later referred to the Medanta in Gurugram, he added.
Further legal proceedings in the case are underway, the police said.
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), an elite wing of the state police, primarily deals with organised crime and criminals.
