[11:13 AM, 4/29/2021] +91 70063 08043: New Delhi, April 29: The surge in the COVID-19 cases continues to affect India as the country records 3,79,257 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. This is the highest single-day spike in the cases since the pandemic began last year.
According to the Union Health Ministry, as many as 3,645 deaths and 2,69,507 recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours.
Total active cases of the infection in India have now mounted to 30,84,814.
The cumulative count of the COVID-19 has gone up to 1,83,76,524, while as many as 2,04,832 people have succumbed to the disease so far. A total of 1,50,86,878 people have recovered from the disease till now.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), as many as 28,44,71,979 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to April 28. Of these 17,68,190 samples were tested on Wednesday across India.
The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at 15,00,20,648, informed the Health Ministry.
[11:46 AM, 4/29/2021] +91 70063 08043: Kulgam Police Rescues Kidnapped Girl from Kupwara, Arrests Accused
Kulgam, Apr 29: Kulgam police have rescued a kidnapped girl besides arresting the accused, it said to have belonging from north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
In a statement issued to news agency the police said that it had received a complaint at police station Manzgam from a complainant, seeking assistance in tracing his daughter (name withheld) allegedly kidnapped by one Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Shat Muqam Drugmulla Kupwara.
Acting promptly a case with FIR No 23/2021 under sections 366, 109 IPC was registered in Police Station Manzgam and investigation was initiated, it says.
Accordingly, a team headed by SHO Manzgam Inspector Shalinder Singh under the supervision of SDPO DH Pora Shabir Ahmad was constituted to trace out the kidnapped girl and to nab the culprit, it says.
Utilizing all available means, with strenuous efforts specific information was generated by the investigating team which led to rescue the girl and the kidnapper was arrested from Kupwara, it says.
After fulfilling all medico-legal formalities, the girl will be handed over to her legal heirs, it added.
