Bengaluru: Tension prevailed at Padarayanapura in the city late Sunday as some secondary contacts of COVID-19 patients along with a few locals tried to remove barricades and argued with officials who had come to shift them to a quarantine facility.
Padarayanapura has been sealed off to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Police said the incident happened when officials along with medical staff were trying to shift the secondary contacts to the place identified for quarantine purpose.
After positive cases were reported from the area, several primary contacts have been sent to quarantine and now it was the turn of secondary ones, they said.
"Officials have made a list of 58 people who are secondary contacts to be sent to quarantine... The first 15 people came with officials for quarantining and were sent in a bus. When the next group was called, they started opposing it and wanted the tests to be conducted on the spot," DCP (West) B Ramesh said.
More people gathered there and started shouting slogans such as "We want justice", he said. They tried to remove barricades erected near entry and exit point to the locality and indulged in argument with officials, the DCP said.
A case will be registered and action will be take against those involved, the DCP said. He also ruled out any attack on officials or medical staff.
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Bengaluru: Elderly woman allegedly murdered near mosque over alms dispute during Ramadan
Bengaluru: A 68-year-old woman, Shakira, was allegedly murdered by fellow beggars over a dispute related to alms money near Umar Farooq Mosque in Neelasandra during Ramadan, according to police.
According to Asianet News, Shakira had been begging in the area for several years.
Police said that devotees visiting the mosque during Ramadan were giving alms, and Shakira reportedly received more money due to her age. This is suspected to have led to jealousy among other beggars identified as Hussain, Reshma, and Fayaz.
The accused allegedly approached her and demanded a share of the money, saying, “People are giving you more money because you’re old. We haven’t collected much today. You have to give us an equal share of what you’ve got.”
When Shakira refused, the argument escalated. The accused picked up a wooden club lying nearby and struck her on the head, and she collapsed outside the mosque, dying at the spot.
Police from Ashok Nagar Police Station rushed to the scene. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and a case has been registered.
Efforts are under way to trace and arrest the accused. Further investigation is ongoing.
