Bengaluru, May 22: Mangaluru MLA and former minister UT Khader said that till now, the suspected Nipah virus is not traced in Dakshina Kannada district and there is no need to be panic.

After holding a discussion with the deputy commissioner over phone from Bengaluru on Tuesday, Khader said that on suspicion, blood samples of two persons were sent for laboratory test. There is no need to get panic, but people should take care. All precautionary measures and medicine were kept ready at the Wenlock hospital in Mangaluru. If people experienced fever, headache, tiredness and other symptoms, they should immediately take treatment, he appealed.

Khader also directed the District Health Officer to set up a scanning unit at the Mangaluru Central Railway Station as Keralites have been frequenting the station. It is better to use mask in public places and during programmes. Use hot water for drinking and wash your hands with soap, vegetables in clean water before using them, cook vegetables and meat properly before eating, get treatment as soon as they complain of the symptoms and take all possible precautionary measures, he appealed the people.

 

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New Delhi (PTI): A day after the fatal stabbing of a Delhi Police constable, the main accused in the case was shot dead in an encounter with the personnel of the force in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar area, officials said on Sunday.

Constable Kiran Pal was stabbed to death by three people on Saturday while on night patrolling duty in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area. Two accused -- Deepak Max and Krish Gupta -- were arrested later in that day.

The third accused, Raghav -- who stabbed Pal with a knife -- was hiding in Sangam Vihar, a senior police officer of Special Cell said.

Acting on specific information, teams of NDR of Special Cell and Narcotics Cell of South East District, went to the area connecting Sangam Vihar and Surajkund Road late on Saturday night, the officer said.

The accused was identified and asked to surrender. He, however, opened fire at the police personnel who retaliated in self-defence and injured the accused.

"He was immediately taken to the ESIC Hospital, Okhla, where he died," the officer said.

A pistol with two cartridges have been seized, the police officer said, adding no police official was injured in the encounter.

Constable Kiran Pal, posted at Govindpuri Police Station, was on night patrolling duty when he stopped three people riding a scooty in the early hours of Saturday.

The accused threw stones at the constable to evade arrest but he managed to waylay them by putting his bike in front of their vehicle, the officer said.

The constable also took away the keys of the scooty and started questioning the trio during which the accused stabbed him, the officer added.