Raipur Apr 26 PTI Chhattisgarh on Tuesday reported seven fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1152248 while no fresh death linked to the infection was registered in the state an official saidThe death toll remained unchanged at 14034 the official saidThe positivity rate or coronavirus cases detected per 100 tests stood at 014 per cent he saidThe recovery count in Chhattisgarh rose to 1138187 after three patients completed their home isolation period during the day leaving the state with 27 active cases he saidRaipur and Bilaspur were among the seven districts which recorded one case each No new coronavirus cases were reported in 21 districts Also as on Tuesday no active cases existed in 14 districts the official saidWith 4911 swab samples examined during the day the tally of tests carried out so far in Chhattisgarh went up to 17624546 he addedChhattisgarhs coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 1152248 new cases 7 death toll 14034 recoveries 1138187 active cases 27 total tests 17624546 PTI COR RSY RSY
Nagpur Apr 26 PTI The Nagpur police on Tuesday said they have filed a case against a man for allegedly uploading a photo of a woman on social media platforms and also forcing her for marriageThe accused a resident of Kharada village near here was booked after the woman filed a complaint with the Mauda police in Nagpur districtAccording to the police the man uploaded a picture of the 34-year-old victim on Instagram and also his WhatsApp statusWhen the woman learnt about it and confronted the man he asked her to marry him they saidHe also threatened to commit suicide and implicate her in the case the police saidThe accused has been booked under IPC section 506 criminal intimidation and also the Information Technology Act they added PTI COR RSY RSY
Thane Apr 26 PTI A 34-year-old man was crushed to death by a speeding dumper in Maharashtras Thane district on Tuesday police said The Kolsewadi police of Kalyan have arrested the 20-year-old driver of the dumper for the accident that took place in the morning an official said Milind Galde a resident of Dombivili was standing with his two-wheeler in Chinchpada locality where a speeding dumper dashed him killing him on the spot he said A case under relevant sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicles Act was registered against dumper driver Harishchandra Wagh who was drunk at the time of the accident the official added PTI COR ARU ARU
Thane Apr 26 PTI Two brothers have been arrested for alleged possession of gutka and banned tobacco products worth over Rs 7 lakh in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Tuesday Based on a tip-off the police raided a house and seized the banned products worth Rs 76 lakh in Ulhasnagar township on April 23 an official said The police arrested Suraj Prakashlal Kukreja 42 and his brother Bacchal 45 who had stored the contraband for sale he said Offences under the IPC and FDA Regulations have been registered against the duo with the Ulhasnagar police station the official added PTI COR ARU ARU
Thane Apr 25 PTI A 31-year-old sports coach has been arrested in Dombivali in Thane for allegedly raping his student police said on Monday A Manpada police station official said the coach and the victim were friends since 2014 and he raped her several times after promising to marry her He later threatened to circulate objectionable photographs on social media the official said adding that the victim filed a complaint on Sunday PTI COR BNM BNM
Nashik Apr 25 PTI Nashik did not report a COVID-19 case or death for the third consecutive day on Monday leaving the districts tally at 476040 and the toll at 8899 an official said The recovery count stands at 467129 and the active caseload is 12 he added PTI COR BNM BNM
Pune Apr 24 PTI A 13-year-old boy died on Sunday afternoon after falling into a valley while trying to escape an attack by a swarm of bees in Satara district some 110 kilometres from here a police official said The incident took place on Shivajinagar Hill when the boy was attending a religious function the official said adding that some seven to eight others suffered sting injuries While running to escape the bee attack the boy lost his balance and tumbled off the edge of the hill into a 300-foot deep valley Trekkers brought out his body some time later he added PTI COR BNM BNM
Thane Apr 24 PTI A woman in the water supply business was cheated of Rs 7115 lakh by a man who allegedly promised to get her a contract to maintain Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation-run crematoria a police official said on Sunday The accused hails from Mumbra and took this money from the 54-year-old victim between July 2017 and May 2019 but then vanished without fulfilling his promise the Bazarpeth police station official said No arrest has been made and further probe was underway he added PTI COR BNM BNM
Kolhapur Apr 24 PTI A tiger has been spotted in a camera trap placed in a forested patch of Radhanagari area of Kolhapur an official said on Sunday The tiger which was last spotted in 2019 was seen in the camera trap on Saturday he said adding that several such cameras made available from the funds of Kolhapur guardian minister Satej Patil have been placed in the Radhanagari-Dajipur forests to monitor the movement of big cats The stripes on the tiger are distinctive We will now use special software to match the stripes with that of tigers documented in Karnataka and Goa If we find a match it means the tiger is a migrant if not it means the tiger is native to Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary the official explained He said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Sunil Limaye has instructed department officials to carry out intense wildlife monitoring in the region PTI COR BNM BNM
Korba Apr 24 PTI Two children drowned in a village pond in Chhattisgarhs Korba district while bathing police said on Sunday The incident took place on Saturday afternoon in Polmi village and the deceased have been identified as Gaurav Kerketta 6 and Shiv Kerketta 4 a Pali police station official said After the children did not return home for a long time their parents mounted a search and found their clothes near the pond Their bodies were found inside the water-body soon after It seems they entered the water for a bath and drowned he said Pali Tanakhar Congress MLA Mohit Ram Kerketta who belongs to Polmi village gave Rs 20000 as aid to the kin and promised Rs 4 lakh from the chief ministers relief fund after completing of further formalities PTI COR TKP BNM BNM
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