Three drown, one missing after car falls into dam in Jharkhand
Ranchi, Nov 15 (PTI): Three persons, including two bodyguards of the principal district judge in Jamshedpur, drowned and one went missing after their car fell into a dam in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred at Ranchi's Hatia dam under the Nagri police station limits late on Friday, they said.
"As we were informed, there were four people in the car. We have so far recovered the bodies of the driver of the car and two police personnel. One is still missing," Hatia Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Pramod Mishra told PTI.
He said an initial investigation suggests that the driver lost control over the car and the vehicle overturned before falling into the water body.
The car was coming from Jamshedpur when the accident occurred, he said.
Dhurwa police station in-charge Bimal Kindo, who was overseeing the rescue operation on Friday night, said that two bodies were recovered from inside the car, while one was floating.
He said the bodyguards of the principal district judge were identified as Robin Kujur said Upendra Kumar Singh.
Both were posted as constables in the Jharkhand police.
The driver was also identified as Satyendra Kumar Singh (45).
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
