Woman, two children missing since Nov 6 found dead, forest official husband a suspect: Cops
Bhavnagar PTI): The bodies of a Gujarat forest official's wife and their two children were recovered in Bhavnagar on Sunday ten days after they went missing, police said.
Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Shailesh Khambhla had filed a missing persons complaint on November 6 with regards to his wife Nayana Rabari (40), their nine-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter, Bhavnagar Superintendent of Police (SP) Nitesh Pandey told reporters.
"We received a tip-off about suspicious digging activity around November 6 near Khambhla's quarter in the Forest Colony. Police and FSL personnel along with a sniffer dog carried out an inspection this morning, during which we recovered three bodies. They were identified by kin as that Nayana Rabri and her two children," Pandey said.
Shailesh Khambhla is currently considered a suspect in the case, the SP said.
The family, which had been living in Surat, had travelled to Bhavnagar to visit Khambhla during a vacation before they were reported missing, the official said.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, and further investigation is underway, he added.
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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).
