Covid 2nd wave: Teenager from Budgam among 13 casualties in J-K

The second wave of Covid-19 has started to prove more lethal and infectious than the first wave as a 19-year-old woman from Budgam with no Comorbidities died just within a week after contracting the virus, at a Srinagar hospital on Wednesday.

Dr Nisar ul Hassan, a flu expert and the President Doctors Association Kashmir while talking to news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said that the second wave of the Covid-19 is proving to be more lethal as it is more infectious than the first wave and there is need to ramp up genome sequencing.

He said that the teenage woman from Budgam had a five day history of breathlessness and was admitted at SMHS on April 15 with severe bilateral pneumonia.

 

“On the very next day she developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and was put on a ventilator,” the doctor said. “Despite giving the best, her condition deteriorated and she died today.” The virus had damaged her lungs, kidney and other organs. “She is the youngest Covid victim of current year,” he said.

Dr Nisar said that the second wave is behaving differently and is attacking multiple organs other than lungs. “More and more young people are being admitted in hospital with no underlying problems but their condition is severe,” he said.

In the first wave of Covid-19, it was effecting only elderly people and patients with comorbidities but this wave has started to affect young people and there is a need to check the presence of mutant variants by ramping up genome sequencing.

He said that in many cases, RTPCR is coming negative for Covid-19 but CT is showing virus, so there need to samples of positive patients as well as suspected patients for genome sequencing—

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Teenager dies by suicide in central Kashmir

Srinagar: An eighteen-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after consuming some poisonous substance at his home in Shogpora village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on intervening night of Tuesday- Wednesday night.

An official told that the youth identified as Danish Ahmad Kumar son of Farooq Ahmad Kumar resident of Shogpora village consumed some poisonous substance at his home. He was immediately rushed to nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, the official said.

Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident and have registered a case under various sections of law and taken up further investigations in this regard, the official added.

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Three LeT militant associates arrested; incriminating material recovered: Police

Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested three militant associates of Lashker-e-Toiba in Central Kashmir's Budgam district.

In a statement, the police said that Budgam Police along with 53RR have arrested three militant associates linked with outfit LeT and recovered incriminating materials from their possession.

The statement further said that they have been identified as Adil Ahmad Dar, Tahir Ahmad Bhat both residents of Narbal and Ghulam Mohd Gojre  resident of Kawoosa Khalisa.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the arrested militant associates were providing shelter, logistics and other material support including transportation of arms and ammunition of the militants of militant outfit LeT in Magam, Narbal and Beerwah areas of Budgam, they said.

All the three arrested militant associates have been in touch with the PaK militant commanders through various social media platforms as well as they were also in constant touch with Lashkar e Toiba self styled militant commander Mohd Yousuf Dar @kantro & Abrar Nadeem Bhat.

Incriminating material including ammunition and posters of militant outfit LeT were recovered from the possession of the arrested militant associates, they said. 

Accordingly, a case FIR No. 51/2021 under relevant sections of law has been registered in Police Station Magam and investigation into the matter has been initiated, reads the statement.

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Teacher Who Slapped His Student Granted Bail

Srinagar: A trial court on Friday granted bail to a teacher, who was arrested on Thursday for assaulting a student at a private coaching centre here sparking outrage among the people, including netizens.

The court noted that the plea moved by the accused person appears to be well found and the grounds argued are qualified enough to grant bail in favour of the accused person.

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar while recording so granted bail to Fayaz Ahmad Wagay, son of Ghulam Mohammad Wagay, resident of Kulgam at present Sheikhpora, Budgam with the direction to furnish surety to the tune of Rs. 30,000.

“The accused person is entitled to bail as the court is bound to guarantee the person freedom of the accused, but the court has to keep in mind that the accused shall be free in the jurisdiction of the court and will cooperate with the investigating agency as and when required for the investigation,” the bail order,

The bail application was moved by Advocate Fahad, Advocate Aqib and Advocate Muneer.

The court said, “Accused need to be given an opportunity to meet the allegations of the prosecution but that will not be construed that he has every right to temper and hamper the prosecution evidence and act in a way which shall defeat the paramount measures of Criminal Jurisprudence,” the order reads.

Before granting the interim bail to the accused, the court asked him to cooperate with the concerned police station for further investigation and not to leave the jurisdiction of the court without prior permission.

The court also ordered the accused not to temper and hamper the prosecution witness/evidence available against him.

“That he will make himself available before the Investigating Officer as and when directed,” the court said. The next date of hearing in the case has been placed on 22 April, 2021.

Earlier a video viral on social media showed a teacher slapping a student many times at a private coaching centre in Srinagar which evoked sharp criticism from netizens.

The student was seen getting slapped repeatedly by his Chemistry teacher at Hope Classes- a private coaching centre in Srinagar. Following the outrage, an FIR (No. 54/2021) was registered against the teacher in Police Station Saddar, Srinagar under section 352 IPC & 75 Juvenile Justice Act

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