By Husna Rizwan M.D Nasheman

BENGALURU: With cases rising rapidly, the Karnataka government instructed private hospitals and health facilities to reserve 50% of their beds for government-referred Covid-19 patients. Just a day ago, the government had directed private hospitals to reserve 20% of beds for Covid care. 

These were the rules specified in the government order dated June 23, 2020, which has been invoked again. The order also restored the rates the government had specified last year for treatment of Covid patients. Requisitioning of hospitals for government patients will be done BBMP Chief Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of districts.  For patients referred by the government, charges for the general ward have been fixed at Rs 5,200, Rs 7,000 for HDU, Rs 8,500 for isolation ICU without ventilator and Rs 10,000 for isolation ICU with ventilator.

For private patients, rates have been fixed at Rs 10,000 for the general ward, Rs 12,000 for HDU, Rs 15,000 for isolation ICU without ventilator, and at Rs 25,000 for isolation ICU with ventilator.

BENGALURU: Whether it is putting up name boards outside block president’s residences in Maski, or gathering workers to view and take inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in Belagavi, or hoisting party flags at Basavakalyan, leaders of the Karnataka BJP on Tuesday converted the party’s Foundation Day celebrations into a super fuel to enhance the party’s presence in bypoll-bound seats. 

Inspired from the Prime Minister’s speech that the success of the BJP is only the tip of the iceberg, but its real strength came from its cadres, party in-charges led the celebrations in their respective bypoll-bound seats. 

In Maski, party general secretary N Ravi Kumar led the campaign to put up nameplates with the party symbol outside every block president’s residence. The initiative was to recognise the efforts put in by these leaders in every election. Party flags were also hoisted atop houses and offices of party cadres. 

In Basavakalyan, a screening of the Prime Minister’s speech was organised for cadres and supporters. In Bengaluru, party national general secretary C T Ravi led the celebrations at the state BJP headquarters, while Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan hoisted the party flag outside his residence.

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The Byapanahalli railway police solved a murder case with in 24 hours and arrested a 24-year-old man Kiran who killed his younger sister and dumped the body on railway track to make it look like suicide on Saturday.

The accused has been identified as,Kiran,24 year old a auto driver by profession.

Senior officer,told media persons,our police team with local police found a woman body near railway track as someone has killed the minor and dumped the body to look like it is a suicide.

The incident came to light after a resident of an apartment noticed the man carrying the body and called the control room.

The Ramamurthynagar patrolling police rushed to the spot and pulled out the body away from the track minutes before the good train passed by the police shifted the body to post mortem.

The Byapanahalli Railway police inspector and his team swung into action and visited the crime scene a resident said that they noticed one person who was seen carrying a girl body on his shoulder.

Based on the information the police team   analysed CCTV footage and found one person was seen carrying the body on his shoulder and walked towards railway track to dump the body.

After inspecting the spot and after analysing the CCTV footage our team identified the accused and kept a close watch on him as we grew suspicious first only that someone known to the deceased has murdered her and to make it look like suicide has dumped the body.

Our team got a vital clue about the deceased brother but the Inspector and team has done a excellent investigation and dint gave any clue or hint to the accused and kept a close watch on him.

Meanwhile police recovered the CCTV footage which had footage of Kiran passing by carrying the body.

Kiran was seen in the CCTV footage next to the police and he was seen shouting that Mangala committed suicide.The team grew suspicious about his behaviour and allowed him to attend the funeral.

He tried to leave the city soon after the funeral but police team were watching him and took him to the custody and during the interrogation he confessed to the crime and police showed the CCTV footage which he was carrying the body.

He said that His house is located about 500 meters away from the railway track and he had decided well in advance that to dump the body on railway track to make it look like a suicide case.

Investigation revealed that the deceased was  19-year-old Mangala,who was stabbed to death by accused identified as,Kiran outside the house around 2am on Saturday.

She had came out to attend a nature call when Kiran stabbed at her neck killing on the spot before carrying the body on shoulder to the railway track.Her mother was sleeping inside the house did not realize until morning.

Meanwhile news of Mangala death spread and the family were searching for her confirmed and body was handed over to the family after Post Mortem.

When our team grilled the accused Kiran spilled the beans, as an auto driver by profession and also works at a fish stall.Mangala used to work in a factory and reportedly seen moving with boys.

Kiran said during interrogation that Mangala had an affair and eloped many times.He had warned Mangala to mend her ways but in vain.Kiran was furious as his friends and residents used to talk about Mangala and chide him.

Unable to bear embarrassment he decided to kill her,he said in his statement.

A case has been registered and further investigation is on.

Finally,ADGP Railways,Bhaskar Rao,has appreciated SP,Railways,Smt.Siri Gowri and her whole team as,DYSP,Ashok D,PI,Dr.Sudhakar,PSIs,as,Shanmugham,Bharathi,and staff as,Kemparaju,Anilkumar,Chethan,Nagaraj J,Ajith Agera,Mukesh and Chandrakant Biradar has been appreciated for the exemplary work done by the them who has detected the clueless murder case and arrested the accused within 24 hours and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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With the surge in coronavirus cases in the city, the Bengaluru police Commissioner Kamal Pant has prohibited rallies,demonstrations,public gathering,functions and group prayers to prevent the spread of the disease.

It is also so timed that the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation employees have decided to go on an indefinite strike to press the government for their various demands.

City police commissioner Kamal pant warned strict action against those who carry out protest on roads.

Prohibitory orders in the wake of covid guidelines in force and hence any kind of procession or protests have been prohibited,he said.

Speaking to reporters at his office on Tuesday,he said,The Covid rules are in place for the sake of public health. 

No protest,no gathering of public or joining the group.Section 144 is already in force.No organization has come forward and asked for permission to .Thus,those who engages in unpleasant incidents will be arrested and produced before the court,Pant said.

The Department of Transport has allowed private transport,including private buses,Maxicab and TT,  for the convenience to the public.Strict action will be taken if the interference of private vehicles is disrupted.Adequate security is provided to the transport workers who come forward to perform the duty.There is no need to worry,he promised.

No private vehicles,including auto,can extort money from the public in the wake of the strike.  Only the prescribed fee.Action will be taken against those who charge higher fares in violation of the rules,Kamal Pant warned.

Those transport employees or miscreants who violate the law will be dealt strictly and be arrested and case under IPC section will be booked there will be no preventive arrest.

Since the prohibitory orders under section 144 is in force till April 20,eloborate security arrangements have been taken.

DCP intelligence has been instructed to monitor the situation and coordinate with BMTC and KSRTC officials to provide necessary security.

Moving buses will be provided security cover and also employees who wanted to attend work will be given security cover, Mr.Pant said.

Since the covid guidelines enforcement is in force till april 20, the police have been instructed to ensure there will be no gathering or any form of protest or procession on roads,he reiterated.

BMRCL,Chief Public relation officer, Yeshavanth Chavan said,”For mitigating the inconvenience of the public in a bus strike,BMRCL will be stepping up the frequency across all metro operational hours between 7.00 am to 9.00 pm with immediate effect. 

Metro Smart Cards With Public Can Travel New Metro Smart Cards With Purchasing Metro Stations By Debit Or Credit Card / UPI The Top – Up Or Recharge Of Metro Smart Cards Can Be Done  By using Namma Metro (BMRCL Official) App or by making payment at the stations using debit or credit card / UPI he said.

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The Hennur police on Monday nabbed a sandalwood smuggler from Tamilnadu and recovered 114 kgs of sandalwood logs worth Rs.3.4 lakhs from him.

The accused have been identified as Sampath Mani,27,from Thirupathur in Tamil Nadu.

DCP East, Dr SD Sharanappa told media persons,that as on 2nd April when our Hennur police inspector was on morning rounds received a credible information that four persons have come in car and are cutting the sandalwood tree located in Temple premises.

Based on information Inspector,Vasanth Kumar and his team acted swiftly and rushed to spot and noticed that four persons are shifting the sandalwood logs in a car as soon as they noticed police party Sensing trouble three of them managed to flee but police pinned down Mani along with the car loaded with sandalwood logs.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and said that he along with three of his associates after doing thorough survey about the  the sandalwood trees in Shanimahatma temple premises and planned to cut the trees and were transporting it to their village to give it to their clients and make quick buck.

The accused Mani has been arrested and 114 kg Sandalwood logs Worth Rs.3.4 lakhs and car used to transport also has been seized.A case has been registered and massive manhunt is on to nab the three absconding accused.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,ACP Banaswadi Sub-Division,Ningappa B Sakkri PI,Vasanth Kumar M,PSI,Abbas Tikote,Probationary PSI,Somnath NN,and crime staff as,Bheemana,Gopal,Pavan Singh,and Ravindra KN has been appreciated for the exemplary work done by them in nabbing the sandalwood smuggler and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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Notorious Nigerian National drug peddler arrested, MDMA,Ecstasy synthetic Drugs recovered:

The North Division police of JC Nagar police on Saturday caught a 38 year old Nigerian national and recovered MDMA and ecstasy pills from him.

The accused has been identified as,Tony Onibuchi,38,resident of Avalahalli native of Nigeria.

Senior officer told media persons,a credible information was received by our JC Nagar police inspector Nagaraj that a Nigerian National is waiting for his customers near bore bunk railway bridge and is indulged in peddling Synthetic Drugs.

Acting on the credible the Inspector and his team in a swift action rushed to the spot and surrounded the area they kept a watch on the Nigerian National and caught him red handed while he was supplying drugs substances to his clients near a bridge on bore bunk road.

The team checked his bag and Recovered Synthetic Drugs as,90 grams of MDMA,30 grams worth 75 ECSTASY pills and a bike from him.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that he had come to India in 2013 on business visa and sold ready made cloths in Mumbai.

In October last year he came to India and rented a house in Avalahalli area and started peddling drugs to make quick money.

A case has been registered in JC Nagar police station under NDPS Act and Foreigners Act and further investigation is on and our team will question the owner of the rented house and efforts are on to track down the person who sold the drugs to the accused.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Soumendhu Mukherjee,DCP North,Dharmendra Kumar Meena ACP,JC Nagar,Sub-Division,Smt.Reena Suvarna,PI,D R Nagaraj,PSI,Neminath T,and crime staff as,Sridhar,Santhosh,Shivaji Darur,and Rachana Chalavadi has been appreciated for the timely swift action in nabbing the Nigerian National and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

The commercial street police have arrested a  sales staff of a shop in safina plaza for stealing the purse belonging to Bharati Shetty,MLC of Soraba constituency in Shivamoga.

The accused has been identified as,Smt Nirmala,a sales staff.

Senior officer said,a complaint was registered in commercial police station by a MLC of Shivamoga,Ms.Shetty stated she had gone to shopping along with her PA on april 1 at around 1.30 pm and left the hand purse on the table of the shop in a hurry.

She realized two hours later and went back to check.The staff refused stating that they have not seen any purse and even if they have left there are hundreds of customers who visited the shop and one of them have taken.

The purse contained Rs.25,000 cash,debit cards, pan card and MLC ID card.Worried that her cards would be misused she complained to police.

Based on the Complaint,the commercial Street police inspector, Shivashankar HJ and team swing into action and visited the shop and after verifying the CCTV footage and after conducting  probe in detail and picked up a staff member of the shop on suspecion for questioning.

During questioning the sales staff identified as Smt Nirmala confessed the crime and based on her confession she has been arrested and the team has recovered Rs.21,000 cash and other stolen items from her possession.

The accused was produced before the court and the court has remanded her to judicial custody.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,ACP Pulakeshinagar Sub-Division,Tabarak Fathima,PI,HJ Shivashankar and his whole team who has solved the case within 24 hours and nabbed the accused a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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A 36-year-old man was stabbed to death by a group of armed men in Sahakarnagar on Sunday. Financial dispute is said to be the reason behind the murder.

The deceased has been identified as Vikram,a resident of Kodigehalli was working in with his relative in real estate consultant.

As soon as the murder was reported Kodigehalli police inspector and other crime staff rushed to spot and cordoned off the area.

Dog squad with finger print experts with senior officers rushed to spot and after Inspecting the spot and after collecting the information he said.

Senior officer said,Vikram was at the office when assailant barged into the office when the gang reportedly from Hyderabad argued over the money which is due to them.

Heated argument ensued following which the accused stabbed him and fled the scene.

The police rushed to the spot and conducted Investigation.Initial probe revealed that suresh, owner of the company where Vikram was working,have had a financial row with Hyderabad based consultant firm.

The consultant firm had liasoned to get contract for suresh and he paid them the commission.However the same company had given suresh another contract after the completion of first project.

The firm demanded commission from Suresh but he refused stating that they did not liasoned in the second project.

Enraged by this the firm management threatened him with dire consequences and suspected to be behind the murder.

We have definite clues about the assailants and will be arrested soon,a case has been registered in Kodigehalli police station and special teams have been formed to nab the assailants and further investigation is on he added.