Kalaburgi: Thirteen persons have been arrested for allegedly attacking a Karnataka police inspector Shrimant Illal in Maharashtra who was enquiring about the Ganja plantation probe case on Saturday. Praveen Sood, Karnataka Police's director-general confirmed the arrests through a tweet and said ‘more soon’ to follow. The state police chief called Shrimant a ‘braveheart’ and
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Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru City, Kamal Pant
Ahead of the fortnight-long lockdown restrictions starting from May 10 in Karnataka, Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant on Sunday urged people to strictly abide by the guidelines and warned of stringent action against violators. I urge my fellow Bengalureans to follow the lockdown guidelines from Monday more strictly. We can only be successful in our fight against #COVID19 if we work together, Stay Home, Stay Safe! Pant tweeted.
He warned that stringent action would be taken against those who violate the guidelines. The government announced lockdown-like restrictions from May 10 to 24 to contain the spread of COVID-19 as infections and related fatalities have shown a rapid rise. While the daily caseload is about 50,000, the active cases are inching closer to the six lakh mark, reportedly the highest in the country.