Mar 13: No COVID-19 death reported in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka on Sunday achieved a significant milestone in its fight against COVID-19 when it recorded zero fatalities in the state.
This is the first time in several months since the pandemic outbreak that the state has recorded zero virus-related deaths, an official said on condition of anonymity.
The state recorded 164 fresh infections taking the total COVID-19 cases to 39,43,806, the health department said.
In its daily COVID-19 bulletin, the department said 130 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,01,093. Active cases stood at 2,656.
Bengaluru Urban district reported 112 infections. Other districts too had fresh cases, including 21 in Chitradurga, seven in Mysuru and four in Tumakuru.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.44 per cent and the case fatality rate was zero per cent.
As many as 36,623 tests were conducted, including 30,067 RT-PCR tests, taking the total tests in the state so far to 6.51 crore.
There were 10,320 inoculations done on the day taking the total vaccinations so far to 10.20 crore, the health department said.
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Money-dispute angle emerges in Delhi bus gangrape case
New Delhi (PTI): Police probing the alleged gangrape of a 30-year-old woman inside a private sleeper bus in Outer Delhi have found that there was a dispute over money between the victim and the accused, sources said on Friday.
The woman was allegedly dragged inside the bus and raped by the driver and the conductor in the Mangolpuri area here on May 11. Both the accused were arrested the following day.
According to the police sources, the woman, in her complaint, has stated that there was a dispute over money with the accused.
The sources also said that one of the accused did not flee the spot after the incident and the victim later used his mobile phone to call police.
The woman has also told police that her husband is suffering from a medical condition and is unable to work. The couple have four children and she has been working to support the family, the sources said.
Police are probing the case from all angles and have already seized the bus. CCTV footage from the route taken by the vehicle on the day of the incident is also being examined.
The case was registered under the relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) dealing with rape and gangrape, police said.
