Man kills father, sister over property dispute in Varanasi
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Varanasi (UP) (PTI): A man allegedly killed his elderly father and sister by hitting them with a metal rod and bricks following a dispute over property, police said on Wednesday.
According to Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Varuna Zone) Neetu Katyal, the double murder took place in Pratap Nagar Colony under Cantt police station limits on Tuesday.
The accused, Rajesh Kumar, allegedly attacked his 78-year-old father Roop Chandra Bhardwaj and 50-year-old sister Shivkumari during a heated altercation related to family property. Both victims died on the spot after being struck repeatedly with a metal rod and construction bricks, the officer said.
Upon receiving information from neighbours, the police rushed to the scene and took Rajesh and his wife into custody for questioning.
The police said Bhardwaj was a retired employee of a government department. He had purchased land and built a house in Pratap Nagar Colony and had transferred the ownership of the property to his daughter, which led to resentment and conflict with his son.
The dispute escalated on Tuesday, culminating in the fatal assault, police said, adding that further legal action will be taken based on the findings of the investigation, officials said.
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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).
