Rural health officer shot dead in Patna
Patna, Jul 13 (PTI): A 50-year-old rural health officer was shot dead in Patna's Pipra locality, officials said on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Surendra Kumar.
The incident took place at Sheikhpura village on Saturday night when Kumar was working in a field, they said.
According to villagers, they heard gunshots from the field, and when they went there, the officer was found lying unconscious with bullet injuries, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO-2) Masaurhi, Kanhaiya Singh, told reporters.
Kumar, reportedly associated with BJP, was taken to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to injuries during treatment, Singh said.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, he said, adding, further probe is underway.
The incident comes close on the heels of a spate of murders that have rocked the state capital in the last one week.
On July 10, a man involved in the sand mining business was gunned down outside his residence in Ranitalab.
On July 11, an unidentified assailant shot dead a grocery shop owner in Ramkrishna Nagar locality.
On July 4, prominent industrialist Gopal Khemka was murdered in Patna, triggering public and political outrage.
Reacting to the incident, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X, "And now, a BJP leader has been shot dead in Patna! What to say, and to whom ? Is there anyone in the NDA government willing to listen to the truth or admit their mistakes? Everyone knows about the CM's health, but what are the two useless BJP deputy chief ministers doing? No statement from the corrupt Bhunja-DK party?"
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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).
