Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel tests positive for COVID-19
Bengaluru: BJP Karnataka state unit President Nalin Kumar Kateel on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic.
"I underwent COVID-19 test and the reports have come out as positive. Despite being asymptomatic, on the advice of the doctors, I'm getting hospitalised," Kateel, also a member of Lok Sabha from Dakshina Kannada constituency, tweeted.
Expressing confidence that with the blessings and good wishes from everyone he will recover and get back soon, the 53-year-old requested all those who had come in contact with him to be cautious.
Kateel, who recently completed one year in the party post, has been travelling across the state and holding meetings at several districts strengthening the organisation.
Earlier several senior politicians in the state including Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah, Congress state President D K Shivakumar had tested positive for coronavirus.
While Yediyurappa and Siddaramaiah have been discharged, Shivakumar is undergoing treatment.
Several ministers of the state government, also legislators have tested positive and are under medication.
ನಾನು #COVID19 ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿದ್ದು ವರದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಸಿಟಿವ್ ಎಂದು ಬಂದಿದೆ. ರೋಗಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ವೈದ್ಯರ ಸಲಹೆಯ ಮೇರೆಗೆ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
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Three more arrested in connection with murder of Suhas Shetty in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 14 (PTI): The Mangaluru City Crime Branch has arrested three men in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist Suhas Shetty, officials said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Azaruddin alias Azar alias Ajju (29), Abdul Khader alias Noufal (24) and Vamanjoor Noushad alias Chotte Noushad (39), were arrested during the last two days, they said.
With the fresh arrests, a total of 11 people have been arrested in connection with the murder so far, police said.
According to a police statement, Azaruddin had previously been booked in three theft cases registered at Panambur, Suratkal, and Mulki police stations. He allegedly provided information about Shetty's movements to the other accused, aiding in the murder.
Khader is said to have assisted the accused during their escape in a car after the murder was committed.
Noushad is accused of having conspired with the others and directly participated in the crime. He has six previous criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, and robbery conspiracy, registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada, police said.
Azaruddin has been remanded in judicial custody, while Khader and Noushad have been taken into police custody for seven days for further investigation.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and efforts are underway to trace other accused involved in the case.
Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter and Hindutva activist, was murdered by a group on May 1 within the Bajpe police station limits in Mangaluru City.
