Mar 4: 233 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Mar 4: Karnataka on Friday registered 233 fresh coronavirus cases and six virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,42,068 and the death toll to 39,985.
There were 648 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries in the state to 38,98,576, a health bulletin said.
Of the new cases, 163 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 331 people being discharged and 2 virus-related deaths.
The total number of active cases across the state stood at 3,469.
While the positivity rate for the day is 0.48 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 2.57 per cent.
Of the six deaths reported today, two were from Bengaluru Urban, and one each from Dharwad, Hassan, Tumakuru and Vijayapura.
After Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru recorded the second highest number of cases at nine, followed by Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga seven each, Kalaburagi, Tumakuru and Udupi five each, Belagavi and Kolar four each, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,79,180 cases, while Mysuru has 2,29,319 and Tumakuru 1,59,765.
Cumulatively, a total of 6,46,66,055 crore samples have been tested, of which 48,467 were on Friday alone.
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Ex-Army officer assaulted, robbed at gunpoint by woman he met through matrimonial website
Mathura(UP), Apr 5 (PTI): A retired Army colonel from Haryana has filed a police complaint here, alleging that he was held hostage, assaulted, looted and forced to participate in an "obscene video" at gunpoint with a woman he met through a matrimonial website, police said on Saturday.
The woman from Mathura, who was allegedly in on the plan to rob him, was working with other accomplices, the ex-armyman said in his complaint filed on Thursday.
According to Barsana Station House Officer (SHO) Raj Kamal Singh, Colonel Rajneesh Soni (retired), a resident of Gurugram, reported that he was contacted by a woman from Barsana on a matrimonial website in January. The woman allegedly agreed to marry him, and they began communicating.
The woman allegedly persuaded the colonel to visit Barsana on January 25, requesting that he visit the Radharani temple. When he arrived, she arranged for his stay at a guest house and took him on a tour of the area, including a visit to the temple, the complainant said.
After returning to the guest house, the woman and her accomplices allegedly told the colonel that her brother had been involved in an accident and they needed to leave immediately. They then led him to a waiting car.
"Once outside the town limits, the colonel alleges that he was attacked by the occupants of the car. They seized his phone, physically assaulted him, and forced him to contact relatives and friends to transfer money," the SHO said.
"He was then taken back to the guest house, where he was allegedly forced to participate in obscene videos and photographs at gunpoint. He was threatened that the videos would be made public if he reported the incident," the officer said.
The colonel has alleged that his purse, bag, gold chain, debit card and Rs. 12,000 in cash were stolen from the guest house.
After an unsuccessful attempt at locating the perpetrators himself, the colonel finally reported the incident to the Barsana police two days ago, he said.
"A case has been registered under relevant sections of the BNS and all facts are being investigated. Further action will be taken as per facts found in the investigation," the SHO said.
