Auto driver going to masjid is attacked
Mangaluru, May 18: An auto driver who was going to masjid after parking his auto is allegedly attacked by three staff of a bus belonging to Uttar Pradesh, in the city on Friday.
The victim is identified as Shihabuddin (28) of Jeppu and he was admitted to Wenlock Hospital. He has parked his auto at Railway Station auto stand near Hampankatta masjid at around 1 pm and was going to masjid for prayer. At this time, as a bus belonging to Uttar Pradesh (UP 75 AT 4236) was on the road, he has requested the driver to park the bus on the roadside. Suddenly, the driver, conductor and cleaner have jointly assaulted him and dragged him into the bus where two persons have tied his hands and another person assaulted him with iron rod. The driver was speaking in Hindi. They have knife and rods. Observing his scarf, they have insulted him and assaulted, he alleged.
Shihabuddin sustained injuries on shoulder, nose, chest and stomach. He said that he has informed Pandeshwara police station.
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Sanju Samson ton guides India to 61-run win over South Africa
Durban, Nov 8: Sanju Samson scored a scintillating century as India inflicted a 61-run defeat on South Africa in the first T20I here on Friday.
Invited to bat, Samson blazed away to 107 off 50 balls, hitting as many as 10 sixes and seven fours to help India post 202 for 8.
The spin duo of Varun Chakaravarthy (3/25) and Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) then shared six wickets between them to bowl out South Africa for 141 in 17.5 overs.
Earlier, Samson became the first Indian to score back-to-back centuries in T20Is.
The opener notched his second T20I hundred off just 47 balls. His first had come in India's last outing against Bangladesh last month.
However, South Africa clawed their way back into the game as they stemmed the flow of runs by picking wickets in the last five overs.
Pacer Gerald Coetzee who claimed three wickets was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.
Brief Scores:
India: 202 for 8 in 20 overs (Sanju Samson 107, Tilak Verma 33; Gerald Coetzee 3/37)
South Africa: 141 all out in 17.5 overs (Heinrich Klaasen 25; Varun Chakaravarthy 3/25, Ravi Bishnoi 3/28)
