Shivamogga: A stray dog was seen on the premises of the McGann Hospital of the city dragging the body of a newborn on Saturday morning.

People who noticed the presence of the dog behind the maternity ward of the district hospital informed the security guards.

The guards looked into the matter and drove the dog away. On inspecting the newborn child, however, they found that the child had died.

The incident has raised concern about stray dog menace in Shivamogga city. 

In addition, as the newborn was found to be a girl child, there is also a suspicion that the child was left behind in the maternity ward of the McGann Hospital. The security guards of the hospital, therefore, have filed a police complaint for investigation on the relatives of the child.

Doddapet Police have filed a case and investigation is underway.

 

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.