Feb 14: 1,568 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 25 deaths
Bengaluru, Feb 14: Karnataka on Monday reported 1,568 new cases of COVID-19 and 25 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,28,237 and death toll to 39,665.
There were 6,025 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,57,323, a health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 754 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 2,089 people being discharged and five virus-related deaths.
The total number of active cases across the state is now 31,215.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 2.25 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 1.59 per cent.
Of the 25 deaths, five are from Bengaluru Urban; Belagavi, Bidar, Dakshina Kannada, Dahrwad, Tumakuru and Udupi (two each), followed by others.
After Bengaluru Urban, Shivamogga recorded the second highest number of cases with 91, Mysuru 78, Belagavi 63, Dakshina Kannada 55, Ballari 50, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,71,622 cases, Mysuru 2,28,661 and Tumakuru 1,59,246.
Cumulatively, a total of 6,35,33,019 crore samples have been tested, of which 69,546 were on Monday alone.
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Belagavi: Owner of Shivam Associates held for running illegal investment scheme
Belagavi: City Police Commissioner Bushan Borase has said that Shivanand Neelannavar, owner of Shivam Associates, has been taken into custody for having violated Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules by running an unauthorized transaction scheme and getting thousands of people to deposit money.
The police registered an FIR on Friday night and questioned Neelannavar, who is also suspected to be involved in money laundering, in the case.
On Thursday evening, Assistant Commissioner Shravan Nayak, accompanied by officials of the Cooperation Department, conducted a preliminary investigation that followed a search of about 24 hours at the offices of Shivanand Neelannavar, owner of Shivam Associates. The operation is said to have been conducted under directions of Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan.
The officials held the raid over allegations of a money-circulation racket, and reportedly seized important financial documents from the office of Shivam Associates. Preliminary findings suggested that about 5,000 investors were made to invest nearly Rs 4,600 crore through pyramid-style scheme. Documents related to the financial transactions were seized from an apartment and two offices of Shivam Associates for further scrutiny.
AC Nayak is said to have submitted a detailed preliminary report on the probe to the DC on Friday, sources said, and senior officials of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) are expected to take over the case soon.
Statements made by Shivananda Neelannavar, a native of Unkal, Hubballi, at a recent event in Kadur went viral on social media. He was seen declaring that he had built a big empire and, having 15,000 guns, was not afraid of anyone. It is learned that he had said that, if needed, he would also show up as CM in 2028.
The viral video is learned to have drawn the attention of the authorities to Shivam Associates and led them to conduct the raid.
