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Bengaluru: Cops seize 42 kg of gold from SUV at check-post; detain four

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April 28, 2018

Bengaluru, Apr 28: Police have seized 42kg of gold ornaments worth about Rs 12.5 crore from a van at an election checkpost at Balepura near Devanahalli on the outskirts of the city.

Bheemashankar S Guled, superintendent of police, Bengaluru Rural district, said the gold was being transported in an SUV by four persons, including a gunman.

Officers on duty at the checkpost flagged down the SUV around 10.30am for a routine check and stumbled upon the gold Ahead of the Assembly elections, they were monitoring vehicle movement at Balepura check-post. 

" The men transporting the gold said it belongs to a jewellery chain store, but failed to produce documents to prove their claims," Guled said.

“The four have been taken into custody for further questioning. They said they were transporting the gold to Hosur, Tamil Nadu, from Mumbai,” he added. 

“They told us that the gold was being couriered to a Chennai jeweller. However, we were given no prior intimation of this. The men also did not have any documents to substantiate their claims,” said a police officer.

A case has been registered at Channarayapatna police station. The police have notified the Commercial Tax Department and are investigating the case.

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July 19,2020

Belagavi,  Jul 19: In a heart-wrenching incident, a woman used a pushcart to take the body of her dead husband to the crematorium after she allegedly did not receive any help from relatives who suspected him to have died of Covid.

The woman and her son were seen pushing the body in the Athani thaluk of Belagavi.

The man had died two days ago at his residence and no family member apart from the close members attended the last rites due to the fear that he was COVID-19 positive.

It was later found that the deceased person was COVID-19 negative.

A total of 3,693 new COVID-19 positive cases and 115 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Friday, said the state health department.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state is presently at 55,115, including 33,205 active cases. While there are 20,757 recoveries, the death toll stands at 1,147.

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May 21,2020

Bengaluru, May 21: Karnataka reported 116 fresh cases of coronavirus on Thursday, taking the state tally to 1578. 

So far, 570 people have been cured and discharged while 41 have succumbed to the virus, informed the state health department.

Out of the 116 cases, 71 have a history of inter-state travel history to Maharashtra.

Out of the 116 cases, 27 are from Udupi alone, 15 cases are reported from Mandya and 13 are from Hassan. Bengaluru Urban saw seven new cases.

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March 29,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 29: The second day of a total clampdown by Dakshin Kannada district had no impact as panic-stricken people rushed to buy essential commodities in markets in the City on Sunday without caring for Social distance to be maintained.

Since the crowd swell within minutes the police were forced to order the shops forcibly as otherwise, it might have led to spread of dreaded killer Coronavirus COVID-19.

The rise in Covid-19 cases in Dakshina Kannada and the neighbouring Kasargod district had forced the district administration to declare on total bandh on Saturday and Sunday but in vain.

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