Kasaragod: A 21-year-old student has been arrested by Hosdurg police in relation to the suicide of a local college student.
Abdul Shoaib, student in Alamipalli, Kanhangad, has been arrested, accused of abetting the suicide of Nandana Vinod (20), also of Kanhangad. Nandana was an undergraduate at a college in Padnakad.
Shoaib allegedly pretended to be romantically inclined towards Nandana. He is also said to have uploaded on social media the pictures Nandana shared with him and then blackmailed her.
Nandana, who was upset and depressed by this, committed suicide by hanging herself in her room at home, the police have said, adding that the body of the girl was found on Monday evening.
While investigating the case, the police found that Shoaib had made a video call to Nandana’s mobile phone. They suspect that the girl hanged herself in the middle of the call, said sources.
Shoaib has been arrested and questioned further, the sources added.
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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).
