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Swine flu spreads further in Uttar Pradesh

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Lucknow: Swine flu has now spread to many new districts in Uttar Pradesh and the number of people infected has risen to 614 in the last 24-hours, an official said on Monday.

According to information provided by health authorities, the worst hit district is the state capital Lucknow, with more than 505 cases of H1N1 in the past few weeks.

With heavy rains in the state in the past 48-hours there has been a steep drop in temperatures, a development which officials fear could aggravate the virus and, in turn, lead to new cases surfacing in the next few days.

The second highest number of swine flu infections (27) has been reported from Noida, neighbouring New Delhi, and officials suspect that the number in the city could steadily increase because of it being an information technology and commercial hub, with a large number of people from other states travelling to and fro.

Thirteen swine flu positive patients were admitted in Bareilly. In the last 24-hours, Lucknow has reported 37 of the 45 fresh cases of H1N1 in the state. Health officials told that a major consignment of over 1.4 lakh Tamiflu tablets has reached the state and 16,000 vaccines have also been procured.

“With schools in the state closing for Holi and precautions undertaken by health authorities, we hope in the coming days the virus would be controlled to a certain extent,” an official told.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has intervened and has directed health officials to ensure more isolation wards with extra beds in all districts.

On Sunday, he reviewed the situation with senior health officials including principal secretary (health) Arvind Kumar and principal secretary (medical education) Raj Pratap Singh.

A toll free helpline 18001805145 has also been established at all districts to make people aware of the flu and how to effectively contain it.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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