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Tests confirm police officer died of swine flu in J&K

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Jammu: A senior police officer of Jammu and Kashmir who died Feb 19 due to respiratory distress was suffering from H1N1 virus, doctors confirmed Saturday.

With this, the death toll in H1N1 virus infection in J&K has gone up to five. Four people suffering from the virus have so far died in the Valley.

A senior doctor at the hospital where Sunil Gupta, superintendent of police died Thursday told in Jammu Saturday, “We had sent samples of the patient for H1N1 testing who died of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) Thursday.

“The test report has confirmed that the patient had been infected by H1N1 swine flu virus that resulted ARDS which caused his death”.

The doctor also confirmed that three other patients have tested positive for swine flu in Jammu.

Meanwhile, in Srinagar with 12 more testing positive for the virus, the number of people infected by H1N1 in the Valley has risen to 96.

Confirming this to, doctors at the super specialty Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) said one of the patients had been put on life support system since his condition was critical.

“There are 12 patients in the isolation ward of the hospital who are being treated for swine flu”, a senior doctor said here.

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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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