Karnataka reports 171 COVID-19 fresh infections, zero deaths
Bengaluru, May 7: Karnataka on Saturday reported 171 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the total infections to 39,48,635 while there were zero fatalities, the health department said.
In its daily COVID bulletin, the department said there were 1,945 active cases in the state while 121 people were discharged.
The state on Saturday conducted 15,647 tests including 11,520 RT-PCR tests.
The majority of cases came from Bengaluru Urban district which reported 155 infections on Saturday. The city has 1,841 active cases.
There were 10 coronavirus infections in Mysuru, two in Dakshina Kannada district and one each in Dharwad, Udupi, Bengaluru Rural and Bidar.
The department said 24 districts reported zero infections and zero fatalities.
The positivity rate for the day was 1.09 per cent.
As many as 88,069 inoculations were done in the state taking the total vaccination to 10.68 crore.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
