Mangaluru, Dec 6: Kavoor police registered a case against posting an audio of a statement in social media against Congress leader and former Union minister Janardhan Poojary.

Following a complaint from Brahmashri Narayana Guru Samaj Seva Sangha president Chandrashekar Kumar of Kavoor, the police registered the case. A delegation led by Chandrashekar submitted a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner and the Police Commissioner. Another delegation led by former MLA JR Lobo and Vijay Kumar Shetty met the Police Commissioner separately and submitted its memorandum. After receiving the memorandum, the Police Commissioner promised of registering a case, forming a team and investigating the issue. Based on his promise, a case has been registered by evening.

While speaking to reporters during a programme at Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple on December 2, Janardhana Poojary spoke in favour of constructing Ram Mandir. In view of this, a stranger has posted a statement in social media saying that ‘Janardhana Poojary should be banished and encountered’ and that video has gone viral. Various organizations raised voice against the person who posted that statement. Now, the police have booked a case.

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Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.

CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.

CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.

Teams:

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.