Driven out of home by sons, complains Arjun Singh's wife
Bhopal, June 19: The widow of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Union Minister Arjun Singh on Tuesday accused her sons Ajay and Abhimanyu Singh of forcing her out of home by violence.
Ajay Singh, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, was unavailable for comment.
In a plea filed in the district court here, Saroj Singh said: "My sons Ajay Singh and Abhimanyu Singh resorted to domestic violence to drive me out of my home and have refused to provide me any support."
She has sought the court ensure her rights.
In a press release, Saroj Singh said that her late husband had followed the party's principles all his life and always helped women and the helpless, "but ignoring these principles, Ajay Singh has evicted me from the house, due to which I have to live in various places".
Arjun Singh owned a palatial house here named "Kerva Kothi" and Saroj Singh has asked the court to take away its possession from Ajay Singh.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
