Bajrang Dal raid prevents cattle trafficking; police resort to lathi-charge

[email protected] (Maunesh Vishwakarma)
July 5, 2013

Bantwal, Jul 5: A tense atmosphere prevailed at Peruvai in Bantwal taluk, after a group of miscreants belonging to Bajrang Dal way laid a vehicle transporting cattle on Friday.

The incident led to clashes between two groups. Police resorted to lathi-charge to bring the situation under control.

The incident took place when a Maruti Omni carrying cattle from Ninthikallu, Yennur in Sullia was heading towards Kerala via Kaddupadavu, Pervuvai.

Naveen (20), a resident of Yennur was, who was inside the Omni was caught by Bajrang Dal activists and handed over to the police.

Two calves and a bull which were illegally being transported to Kerala were seized by Vittal police.

It is learnt that Chetan, a Bajrang Dal activist noticed a car with calves inside and informed local leaders of the saffron outfit.

Based on this information a group of Bajrang Dal activists including Ramesh, Bhaskar, Mokshith, Yathish, Rakesh, Vishwanath, Balakrishna Shetty and Nayankumar waylaid the Omni at Peruvai.

The driver of the Omni fled the scene. Naveen, who was caught by the Bajrang Dal activists said that he had been asked by one Shamsuddin, who was driving the car to accompany him.

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June 20,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 20: A 56-year-old head constable, who had tested positive for the coronavirus infection a couple of days ago and was undergoing treatment, died on Saturday, police said.

The deceased, attached to the Kalasipalya police station, was being treated at Victoria Hospital here, they said.

This the second death of a policeman in the state due to COVID-19. The first one was an assistant sub-inspector attached to the V V Puram traffic police station.

Officials said the deceased constable was among nine others who had tested positive for COVID-19.

Meanwhile, an ASI with the Wilson Garden traffic police station here has also reportedly tested positive. According to sources, the ASI is undergoing treatment at a designated hospital and the station has been sanitised. His contacts are being quarantined. 

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News Network
April 2,2020
Bengaluru, Apr 2: About 1,500 people from Karnataka might have attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Nizamuddin in the national capital between March 8 to 20. Of these, the State has been able to trace 800 people.
 
Of the 800 persons, 143 people have been found to be symptomatic.
 
Mr Jawaid Akhtar, Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), in a statement here on Thursday said that the Centre had sent the list of 1,500 people to the State.
 
“We cannot say if all these have attended the congregation. Some of them may have attended and some may be the contacts of those who have attended. We have been able to trace 800 from the list and samples of 143 symptomatic persons have been sent for tests."

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May 29,2020

Bengaluru, May 29: Karnataka reported 248 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, and with that, the state tally surged to 2,781. 

A 50-year-old woman, resident of Chikkaballapura district, succumbed to the infection on Friday. She was admitted to a private hospital on May 24 following acute kidney injury and pneumonia. As her condition deterorted, she was shifted to a designated hospital in Bengaluru Urban on May 28, where she tested COVID-19 positive.

Out of the 248 cases, only 16 persons have contracted the virus inside the state. The remaining are the people who have returned from Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Ireland.

The maximum number of people, who tested positive for COVID-19, have returned from Maharashtra. Most of these people are residents of Udupi, Kalaburagi, Yadagiri and Raichuru.

Besides, five people have a travel history to Delhi, while one person each has tested positive on returning from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Ireland.

Fifteen people have tested positive within the state and have been infected by persons who had previously tested positive or have a history of Influenza-like Illness and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness.

Out of all the cases, 10 have been reported in Bengaluru Urban while one has come up in Bengaluru Rural.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, the Karnataka government asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights coming in the state from the five worst-hit states -- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

"Karnataka has appealed to the Civil Aviation Ministry to take steps to lessen the air traffic to the state, with the sacred intention that there may not be adequate quarantine facilities if there is a huge turnout in a short span of time," state Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy explained.

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