The country is currently witnessing the extended coronavirus lockdown as the number of cases continues to surge. In a recent case of negligence, an FIR was registered against a Kannada TV anchor for organising a guest packed resort wedding near Bengaluru last week amid the lockdown.
As per a local media report, police got the tip-off of the event which was held on April 18 by the locals residing near the resort. Around 20 people were there to attend the wedding.
The FIR was filed against the Kannada TV anchor under the National Disaster Management Act (NDMA) and section 188 and 269 of the Indian Penal Code.
For the uninitiated, as many as 18 new positive cases of coronavirus have been reported from Karnataka, taking the state’s tally to 408, an official said on Monday. “As of 5 p.m. on Monday, 408 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, including 16 deaths and 112 discharged patients,” said the health official.
Among the 18 new cases, Vijayapura accounted for 11, Kalaburagi five and Gadag and Mandya one each. From 5 p.m. on Sunday till Monday noon, five new cases surfaced, followed by 13 more in the next five hours. All the 18 new cases are contacts of earlier cases. For a change, no new case emerged from Bengaluru.
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