Suspected Individuals at Kodagu-DK border belong to banned Naxal outfit: Madikeri SP
Madikeri: Madikeri SP K Ramanujan clarified that the suspected individuals who bought groceries from a shop in Koojimale estate in Kodagu-DK border belonged to the banned Naxal outfit. He was addressing a press meet on Tuesday in the city.
SP K Ramanujan said that “A group of four armed individuals, comprising two men and women, paid a visit to the shop at Koojimale rubber estate in the evening of March 17 and bought many essential goods, including 25 kg of rice. They spoke in Kannada language, introducing themselves as Naxal militants, and sought support for their fight. The shop owner has identified one of them as Naxal leader Vikram Gowda. We are collecting information on the rest of the group”. The Police Department had taken the incident seriously, SP added.
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The commandoes of Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) under SP Jitendra Kumar Dayam are conducting a combing operation in the dense Koojimale forest, full of deep valleys, with canine squad and drones. Information is sought about the Naxal team from neighboring districts and also from Kerala State Intelligence. Old cases on Naxals are being scrutinized. Officers from District and State Intelligence, and State Internal Security Wing are also part of the investigation, SP K Ramanujan stated.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
