Samajwadi Party leader booked cutting neighbour's trees
Haridwar (PTI): A former Samajwadi Party MP from Uttar Pradesh, Kadir Rana, has been booked for alleged theft of trees from his neighbour's land here, police said.
The former Muzaffarnagar MP has also been charged with grabbing part of his neighbour's land and dumping chemical effluents and waste emanating from his factory into her field, Manglaur's Circle Officer Bahadur Singh Chauhan said.
Kadir Rana's factory stands on a plot adjacent to an agricultural land owned by his neighbour Anita Gupta in Tanshipura area of Manglaur, he said.
Gupta has accused Rana of cutting more than 50 poplar and eucalyptus trees standing on her land and also grabbing her land by breaking its boundary wall, Chauhan said.
Gupta has alleged that release of chemical effluents and other waste from his factory into her field is also harming the crop.
An FIR has been lodged on the basis of her complaint and an investigation was launched into the matter, the CO said.
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MI beat PBKS by 6 wickets
Dharamsala (PTI): Already out of play-offs race, Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Tilak Varma remained not out on 75 off 33 balls as MI chased down the target of 201 with one ball to spare. Will Jacks gave Varma company with 25 not out off 10 balls as MI reached 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs.
For Punjab, Azmatullah Omarzai was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/36.
Earlier, Shardul Thakur returned with excellent figures of 4 for 39 for MI, who are already out of the IPL play-offs race, but Punjab Kings still scored 200 for 8.
Deepak Chahar (2/36), Corbin Bosch (1/42) and Raj Bawa (1/11) were the other MI wicket takers.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 200 for 8 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 57; Shardul Thakur 4/39).
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs (Tilak Varma 75 not out; Azmatullah Omarzai 2/36).
