Youth tries to stab Congress MLA Byrathi Suresh; stopped by bodyguard
Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Hebbal Assembly Constituency Byrathi Suresh on Friday escaped narrowly a knife attack by a local youth after the MLA’s car slightly collided with the latter’s two-wheeler, here near the MLA’s residence.
According to the reports the youth who tried to stab the MLA is his neighbor. When the MLA was travelling in his car when it hit Shiva Kumar’s two-wheeler. The duo then exchanged heated arguments after which Shiva took out knife and tried to stab Suresh.
Suresh’s bodyguard stopped Shiva from attacking the MLA and handed him over to the police.
Reacting to the incident, Suresh said he knows Shivakumar's family well.
"I had helped his family with Rs two lakh to construct their house. His mother and two brothers are also known to me. They are good people," the MLA said.
The Police is investigating if there was any other ulterior motive or just a road rage incident.
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KL Rahul, De Kock fifties propel LSG to 8-wicket win over CSK
Lucknow, Apr 19: Fifties by skipper KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock helped Lucknow Super Giants to beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
Rahul (82, 53b, 9x4, 3x6) and De Kock (54, 43b, 5x4, 1x6), who added 134 runs for the opening wicket, played pivotal roles as LSG raced past the target of 177 in 19 overs.
Earlier, CSK rode on a controlled fifty by Ravindra Jadeja to reach 176 for six.
Apart from Jadeja (57 not out, 40b, 5x4, 1x6), Ajinkya Rahane (36, 24b, 5x4, 1x6), Moeen Ali (30, 20b, 3x6) and MS Dhoni (28 not out, 9b, 3x4, 2x6) too chipped in with handy contributions after CSK were asked to bat first.
For LSG, Krunal Pandya was the most successful bowler (2/16).
Brief scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 176/6 in 20 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 57 not out, Ajinkya Rahane 36, Moeen Ali 30, MS Dhoni 28 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/16).
Lucknow Super Giants: 180/2 in 19 overs (KL Rahul 82, Quinton de Kock 54).
