Mar 26: 79 new COVID-19 cases, one death in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 26: Karnataka on Saturday registered 79 fresh coronavirus cases and one fatality, and took the tally to 39,45,247 and 40,049 respectively, so far.
Ninetyfour patients got discharged today and the total recoveries was 39,03,380 till date, according to a bulletin.
Of the new cases, 58 were from Bengaluru Urban which recorded 83 recoveries and one death, said the bulletin.
The number of active cases in the State was 1,776.
The positivity rate for the day was 0.26 per cent; the case fatality rate 1.26 per cent.
After Bengaluru Urban, Ramanagara reported the most cases with seven, followed by Chitradurga (5), Tumakuru (3), Mysuru, and Udupi (2). Then, came the rest.
Bengaluru Urban district now has 17,81,421 cases, Mysuru 2,29,452 and Tumakuru 1,59,838.
Cumulatively, 6,54,62,161 crore samples have been tested so far with 29,372 examined today.
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Thane police nab two women for stealing ornaments from bus passengers, in public places
Thane (PTI): The Thane Crime Branch has arrested two women for allegedly stealing gold ornaments from citizens and solved nine such cases with the recovery of jewellery worth Rs 37.19 lakh, an official said on Friday.
Senior Inspector Sachin Gaikwad of Crime Unit-I said the accused targeted elderly commuters and passengers on crowded buses.
The latest case came to light after a 72-year-old woman recently approached the police, saying a gold-encrusted purse was stolen from her bag when she was travelling by bus from Kharegaon Naka to Ozone Valley bus stop in Thane.
A team examined CCTV footage from the area and gathered information about the suspects, he said. “Acting on technical inputs and surveillance, the Crime Branch team arrested the two accused women on May 7,” Gaikwad said.
The accused were identified as Sangeeta Dashrath Peethkar (45) and Surekha Bajrang Gaikwad (47), both residents of Mumbai’s Mulund, which is located adjacent to Thane.
Police said the two women are involved in nine theft offences. Gold ornaments collectively valued at Rs 37.19 lakh have been recovered from the duo, said police, adding that further investigation is underway.
