Farmer dies after BJP leader, aides run vehicle over him in MP over land dispute
Woman, teenage girls allegedly assaulted, clothes torn by assailants
One held, BJP expels prime accused from party
Guna/Bhopal (PTI): One person was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a farmer over a land dispute in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, a police official said.
Some 14 persons attacked Ramswaroop Nagar (40) and his family members on Sunday in Ganeshpura village under Fatehgarh police station limits over a dispute involving six bighas of agricultural land. The attackers allegedly assaulted the victims with sticks, rods and sharp-edged weapons and ran a jeep over Ramswaroop, killing him.
His wife Vinod Bai (38), daughter Krishna Nagar (17) and relatives Tanisha Nagar (17) and Rajendra Nagar (50) were injured while trying to intervene. The assailants also allegedly tore the clothes of the woman and the two teenage girls.
One of the accused, Hukum, was arrested and the vehicle used in the crime has been seized, Superintendent of Police Ankit Soni told reporters.
Efforts are on to nab the others, the SP added.
The main accused in the case, Mahendra Nagar, was the BJP's president of booth number 55 in Bamori assembly constituency and an executive member of the Fatehgarh BJP Mandal, both in Guna.
Guna BJP district president Dharmendra Sikarwar told PTI he had expelled Nagar from the party.
Meanwhile, MP Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, in a statement issued in Bhopal, described the incident as unfortunate and asserted no person involved in criminal acts would be spared.
The case was initially registered under sections 109(1), 296, 351(3), 115(2), 126(2), 324(2), 118(1), 190 and 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and later saw the addition of section 103(1) after the death of Ramswaroop Nagar.
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2nd WT20I: Shafali, spin trio do star turns in India''s seven-wicket win
Visakhapatnam (PTI): Shafali Verma hit a blistering unbeaten 69 as India made short work of a paltry target to outclass Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Women’s T20 International here on Tuesday.
India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after another one-sided victory, having restricted Sri Lanka to a modest 128 for 9 through a collective display of disciplined bowling from the spin trio of seasoned Sneh Rana, ably complemented by young spinners Vaishnavi Sharma and Shree Charani.
During the chase, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (14) fell cheaply but Shafali, enjoying new found confidence after a stellar show in the World Cup final, sent the bowlers on a leather-hunt during her 34-ball knock, winning it for her team in just 11.5 overs.
The hosts have now completed back-to-back successful chases within 15 overs which speaks volumes about the unit's sky-high confidence.
Shafali's innings had 11 punchy boundaries apart from a maximum.
The floodgates opened when left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera bowled a few flighted deliveries and Shafali would step out everytime to hit her over extra cover. Her footwork against slow bowlers was immaculate whether stepping out to loft the ball or rocking back to punch or pull.
Seeing her confidence, the newly appointed Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues (26 off 15 balls) also attacked as the duo added 58 runs in just 4.3 overs.
By the time Rodrigues was out trying to hit one six too many, the match as a contest was over. Shafali completed her half-century off just 27 balls and completed the formalities in a jiffy.
Earlier, off-spinner Rana, who got a look-in after Deepti Sharma was ruled out due to fever, showed her utility keeping the Lankan batters under tight leash with figures of 1 for 11 in 4 overs, including a maiden which certainly is a rarity in T20 cricket.
Charani, who made an impression during India's ODI World Cup triumph, took 2 for 23 in her quota of overs, while Vaishnavi after an impressive debut in the opening encounter, finished with 2 for 32, not letting the Islanders get easy runs in her second spell.
The last six wickets fell for just 24 runs, but what stood out during India’s bowling effort was their superb ground fielding. After a patchy show in the previous game, the improved sharpness in the field resulted in three run-outs.
Sri Lankan skipper Chamari Athapaththu (31 off 24 balls) looked in good nick as she deposited length deliveries from seamers Kranti Gaud and Arundhati Reddy over the ropes but it was Rana, who kept her quiet by repeatedly pitching on good length.
Unable to manoeuvre the strike and with the big hits suddenly drying up, Athapaththu chanced her arm at another delivery in which Rana had shortened the length slightly.
Not having transferred the weight into the lofted shot, Athapaththu's hoick was pouched cleanly by Amanjot Kaur at long-off.
This was after Athapaththu's opening partner Vishmi Gunaratne (1) had offered a simple return catch to Gaud.
Hasini Perera (22 off 28 balls) and Harshitha Samarawickrama (33 off 32 balls) did stitch a stand of 44 but they could never set the tempo against the Indian spin troika.
Once Hasini offered a tame return catch off a Charani full-toss, Sri Lankans never recovered and lost wickets in a heap towards the end.
