COVID POSITIVE MAN ATTENDS WEDDING IN K’TAKA, BOOKED

A case has been registered against a man from Maninalkur village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district for attending a wedding three days after testing positive for coronavirus, police said.

Rajesh Poojary attended the function at Karkala on Thursday, the police said.

He had tested positive for Covid-19 on May 10 and had been directed by authorities to remain in isolation for two weeks, they said. The incident came to light on Thursday when a team of officials led by a project development officer (PDO) visited his house, they said.

Based on a complaint filed by the PDO, a case has been registered against Poojary, they added. Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the Karnataka government that had initially announced 14 days closedown from April 27, it subsequently imposed a complete lockdown from May 10 to May 24, amid continued spike in cases.