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Cops seize IMEI number-erasing machines, arrest 7; to inform NIA

DHNS
July 19, 2017

Mysuru, Jul 19: The Mysuru city police have arrested seven persons and seized three machines, which were used to erase the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) number from mobile phones.

The police have decided to communicate the matter to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as the tampered mobile phones could be used for anti-national activities.

Addressing reporters here on Tuesday, Commissioner of Police Dr A Subramanyeshwara Rao said, the tampering of IMEI number of mobile phones is a threat to national security and seven persons have been arrested in connection with the crime. The suspects used to erase IMEI number and give a new IMEI number to stolen mobile phones. Raids would be conducted on all mobile service and repair shops in the city to check for such anti-national activities, he added.

“The machines seem to have been manufactured in China. They can change the IMEI number of even high-end smartphones, including i-Phones, in just five minutes. It is suspected that such stolen and tampered phones are used in anti-social activities,” Dr Rao said.

Referring to the attachment of properties worth Rs 5.30 crore, amassed by murder convict and rowdy-sheeter C Madesha and his brother Manju, by the Enforcement Directorate recently, Dr Rao said this was first such case in the city.

“The ED’s action followed the request by the city police to unearth the ill-gotten wealth of the convict. Hereafter, assets of all rowdy-sheeters will come under scrutiny. If it is found that the moveable and immovable properties are bought with ill-gotten money, they will be confiscated,” the top cop said.

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February 14,2020

Mysuru, Feb 14: Citing the coronavirus scare prevalent in the city, hotel owners have urged the civic corporation to shut down roadside food vends, calling them a risk to public health.

A team of the city Hotel Owners Association, led by president C Narayanagowda and honorary secretary Ravindra Bhat, met mayor Tasneem Bano and MCC commissioner Gurudatta Hegde on Tuesday and urged them to implement the high court’s ban on street food vending.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the association said it had raised the poor hygiene at such joints amid the coronavirus threat and increasing incidence of chikungunya and malaria in the city. There is no check on the ingredients or water used and the cleanliness of the kitchens and cooking staff, they pointed out. Many of the joints operate near drains and public urinals and don’t have running water for washing or cleaning utensils, they said. Besides, the vends dump unsegregated garbage and compromise pedestrian safety by blocking pavements, they alleged.

“As this involves the livelihood of the vendors, I will take a decision after discussions with the commissioner and elected representatives,” the mayor said while pointing out that MCC had issued identity cards to the vendors after collecting details about them and their stalls. She said the health and education standing committees would also be consulted.

Commissioner Hegde said MCC was planning to move the vendors to designated hawking zones to ensure their livelihood was not affected. He explained that any drive to remove the vends was fraught with law and order problems. “False cases have been filed against MCC officers whenever they conducted drives against footpath food vendors in non-hawking zones. We will consult with the city police commissioner before taking any steps,” he said.

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July 5,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 5: A total number of 32 SSLC students, who took exams between June 25 and July 3 have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Eighty other students are in home quarantine. As per a press release from the Karnataka government here as of July 3, more than 7.60 lakh students wrote the exam, with 14,745 absentees. The report from the government stated that 3,911 students did not attend the exams as they were in a containment zone. A total of 863 students had not attended the exams as they were unwell.

Last week, a Class 10 student from Hassan had tested coronavirus positive. The student reportedly wrote an exam on June 25, despite having taken the coronavirus test. His positive result reportedly came shortly after he finished writing the exam.

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July 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 8: A seven-day-old baby from Kallapu near Permannur village, within Ullal town limits in Mangaluru taluk has tested positive for COVID-19.

The baby’s mother, while pregnant, was admitted to a private hospital in the town on June 30. 

Her samples, which were sent for testing before delivery, reported positive, doctor said.

On Wednesday, the baby’s tests too reported positive for COVID-19.

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