Former RJD MP Shahabuddin's nephew shot dead
The murder has led to protests in village as supporters blocked roads
Patna: Former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin’s nephew, Mohammed Yousuf, was shot dead by unidentified assailants late on Friday, in Siwan’s Pratappur village, 160 KM away from state capital Patna.
The killing has resulted in protests in the village, with Shahabuddin’s supporters blocking the roads and demanding immediate action against the culprits. Police however has not made any arrests yet.
“After the incident the victim was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead. We have recovered a empty gun and three live bullets from the crime scene, while investigations at and around the crime scene is being carried out” Police officer Naveen Chandra Jha said.
Yousuf is believed to be a close friend of Shahabuddin’s son Osama.
Shahabuddin, who was found guilty for the murder of journalist Rajiv Roshan is serving 11 year’s imprisonment from October last year when the Supreme Court rejected his appeal against the high court order.
Shahabuddin is a four time MP of RJD from Siwan and is currently jailed at Delhi’s Tihar jail.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
