Woman found dead on outskirts of Kolkata, husband alleges murder
Maheshtala (PTI): A 32-year-old woman was found dead near her home in Maheshtala on the southern outskirts of Kolkata under mysterious circumstances on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The woman, a nurse, went out to look for her husband, who had gone to attend a Muharram procession at Bata Mor, they said.
Her husband returned home a while later, but the woman could not be found. Later, her body was found around 200 metres from her home, they added.
She was rushed to the Vidyasagar Hospital in Behala, where doctors declared her brought dead, police said.
Police said there was no external injury on the body, but her husband claimed that her dupatta was wrapped around her neck and her tongue was protruding.
"She must have been murdered. I want a fair probe into it," he said.
Police said they have detained one person in connection with the case and are investigating the events leading to the death.
The husband claimed that she spoke to him over the phone barely half an hour before her body was found around 2.30 pm.
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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).
