Mangaluru: Youth wanted in 16 criminal cases arrested along with 2 associates

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August 24, 2016

Mangaluru, Aug 24: 30-year-old Vijay, wanted in at least 16 criminal cases, has finally been arrested by the Mangaluru South Police along with two of his associates.

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Mangaluru City Police Commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar told reporters on Wednesday that Vijay alias Monkey Stand Vijay was among 150 most wanted persons in the city. The other two arrested are Melrick alias Melrick D'Souza (20) and Praveen alias Chotu (23).

The all three arrested were working at a sugar factory in Raibag, Mr. Chandra Sekhar said. The police had been to Madikeri, Mysuru and other places in search of Vijay and his alleged associates. The police earlier had arrested five of his alleged associates.

The Mangaluru South Police had been looking for Vijay since May 16 after an attempt was made to murder Sandeep Shetty at Marnamikatta. Vijay had been released on bail a few days before he allegedly assaulted Sandeep Shetty with the help of his alleged associates.

Keeping a close watch on the movements of Vijay, Police Inspector Belliyappa and constables Manoj Kumar and Sunil Pereira obtained clue of Vijay's presence in Bekkeri village in Raibag taluk in Belagavi district. They went to the village and arrested the trio on Tuesday night.

Mr. Chandra Sekhar said that Vijay was involved in 16 criminal cases, including cases of murder, attempt to murder, rioting and robbery. Melrick D'Souza was involved in five cases and Chotu three cases.

He said that they will book those who gave shelter to Vijay and also those who financed his criminal activities. He commended the work of Mr. Belliyappa and constables Manoj Kumar and Sunil Pereira and announced a cash reward of Rs. 10,000 for them.

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Satyameva jayate
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Thursday, 25 Aug 2016

Naren and Viren .....please come in

Abu Afhaam
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Thursday, 25 Aug 2016

Mr. Chandrashekar sir, i think this time you forgot your famous Goonda Act. Oh sorry !!! Vijay is not a muslim, i understand your stand on this.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 29: Schools will remain closed and are expected to be opened in the month of August or September in the view of rising COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, said S Suresh Kumar, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and Sakala of Karnataka on Tuesday.

Speaking on the issue, Kumar said, "Schools would not open for the time being. The children will be taught through media."

"The state is also working on the new schemes to improve the learning process for the students," he added.

As many as 5,536 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.

The total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,07,001 including 64,434 active cases, 40,504 discharges and 2,055 deaths.

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March 28,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 28: After a youth from Dakshina Kannada who tested positive for the deadly Covid-19 revealed that he had travelled by a bus, authorities have requested all his fellow passengers to visit their nearest district hospital. 

The 21-year-old man hailing from Belthangady taluk had flown from Dubai to Bengaluru on March 21 and on the same day travelled to Mangaluru by the KSRTC bus bearing registration number KA 19, F3329

As he was suffering from fever and cough he was admitted to Puttur government hospital on March 24. He was tested positive for the novel coronavirus on March 27.   

It is not yet know how many passengers were there on board the above mentioned bus which had departed Bengaluru at 4:30 p.m. on March 21. It is believed that most of the passengers who travelled by this bus are residents of Dakshina Kannada. 

Hence, the KSRTC authorities today requested all the passengers who travelled by this bus to visit their nearest district hospital for necessary checkup. The passengers also were urged to quarantine themselves for next couple of weeks.

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March 9,2020

Kochi, Mar 9: A three-year old child has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said in Kochi on Monday.

The child and its parents who had reached the Cochin International Airport Limited at 6 AM on March 7 from Italy were subjected to thermal screening at the universal surveillance system established, officials said.

Detecting symptoms of coronavirus in the child, they were immediately referred to the isolation ward of the Kalamassery Medical College Hospital, they said. The samples of the child sent for examination at the NiV lab at Alappuzha have tested positive for Coronavirus, they said.

The samples of the parents have also been sent for lab test, the officials added.

Five fresh coronavirus cases, including three who evaded screening on return from Italy, were reported in Kerala, prompting the government on Sunday to sound a renewed alert and warn action against those hiding travel history to affected nations.

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