Oct 09: 451 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Oct 9: Karnataka logged 451 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 29,80,621 and the toll to 37,875.
The day also saw 1,455 discharges, taking the total number of recoveries in the state so far to 29,32,322.
Bengaluru Urban continued to top the list of cases (187), as the city saw 1,009 discharges and three deaths.
The total number of active cases in the state is now 10,395.
While the positivity rate for the day stood at 0.37 per cent, the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) was 1.99 per cent.
Out of nine deaths reported on Saturday, three were from Bengaluru Urban, Tumakuru (2) and Davangere, Dharwad, Hassan and Uttara Kannada, one each.
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 187, Mysuru 48, Hassan 43, Uttara Kannada 37, Dakshina Kannada 27, followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 12,48,157, followed by Mysuru 1,78,430 and Tumakuru 1,20,430.
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban was on top with 12,25,246, followed by Mysuru 1,75,547 and Tumakuru 1,18,994.
Cumulatively a total of 4,86,74,279 samples have been tested in the state so far, out of which 1,20,045 were on Saturday alone.
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'I am being framed', claims convict Sanjay Roy in court ahead of sentencing in RG Kar case
Kolkata (PTI): Sanjay Roy, convicted of the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Monday claimed in a court here that he was innocent and had been "wrongly held guilty".
Roy was on Saturday held guilty of sexually assaulting the doctor and throttling her to death in August last year.
"I am being framed and have not committed any crime. I have not done anything, and still, I have been held guilty," Roy told the court ahead of sentencing in the case.
"I was beaten up in the prison and was forced to sign papers," he added.
Roy was convicted by Judge Anirban Das of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Sealdah under Sections 64, 66, and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Saturday.
During the proceedings, the CBI lawyer pleaded for the highest penalty for the convict, calling the crime "rarest of the rare".
"We pray for the highest penalty to maintain people's faith in society," the agency's counsel told the court.
The defence lawyer of Roy argued that the prosecution must provide evidence, which can prove that there is no possibility of reform of the convict.
The defence lawyer prayed for “an alternative punishment other than the death penalty” to allow his reformation.
The lawyer representing the parents of the deceased doctor prayed for the maximum punishment, arguing that Roy, being a civic volunteer, was entrusted with the security of the hospital, but had himself committed the heinous crime on the victim he was supposed to protect.
The hearing of the convict's self-defence and other stakeholders concluded at around 1 pm, and the Judge stated that the sentence would be pronounced at 2:45 pm.
