Bengaluru: Karnataka Government on Friday released fresh COVID-19 guidelines in the wake of Eid-ul-Adha which will be celebrated on July 21, 2021.

In the fresh set of guidelines issued by the government, Muslims have been prohibited to offer Eid prayers at Eidgah. While they  are allowed to offer the prayers at mosque, only 50 people are allowed to offer prayer in congregation at a time.

The guidelines further instruct mosques to offer prayers in multiple congregation in case more people turn up at mosques.

People aged above 65 years and children below 10 years have also been barred from taking part in the Eid prayers at mosques.

Other COVID guidelines including wearing of mask, physical distancing and sanitization have also been made mandatory at mosques



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Gangolli: In an operation, the Gangolli police arrested a couple accused of a house robbery within seven hours of the incident.

The accused, identified as Vinayak (41) and his wife Pramila (30) from Gujjadi, were taken into custody following a coordinated investigation by the police team.

The robbery took place on the morning of January 21 when a bag containing jewelry was stolen from a house near Trasi Beach. Among the stolen items were a 16-gram gold necklace, a 16-gram bangle, and three gold rings weighing 3 grams, with the total value of the jewelry estimated at Rs 2 lakh. The culprits fled the scene on a scooty.

Following the registration of the case at the Gangolli police station, SSI Harish R. and a team comprising officers Shantaram, Raju, Nagaraj, Raghavendra, Sandeep Kurani, Maruti Nayak, and Dinesh swiftly gathered intelligence and tracked down the suspects by 8 p.m. on the same day. The stolen gold ornaments and the vehicle used in the crime have been recovered.

The accused were presented before the court, and further legal proceedings are underway.

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