Udupi, May 23: Five more persons tested positive for coronavirus in the coastal district of Udupi today.
They include three men aged 37, 55, 31 and two women aged 48 and 34.
Among them four are returnees from Mumbai and one is foreign returnee.
With this the total number of covid-19 cases in the district rose to 55.
Mangaluru: Police have arrested five miscreants belonging to saffron outfits for pelting stones at a masjid at Katipalla near Surathkal on the outskirts of the city last night.
The arrested have been identified as Bharat, Chennappa, Nitin, Manu and Sujit all residents of Surathkal and surrounding areas. Among them, Bharat is said to be a rowdy sheeter.
The miscreants, who came on two motorbikes late on Sunday night, pelted stones at Masjidul Huda, located at 3rd block of Katipalla on the eve of Miladunnabi.
Confirming the incident, City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal said that investigation is in progress and a case has been registered at Surathkal police station.
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