Bhatkal player earns big at Karnataka Premiere League auction; takes away more than Manish Pandey
Bhatkal: One of the finest cricket players of the Bhatkal cricket circle Rithesh Bhatkal has earned big at the Karnataka Premiere League, so much that he has also taken away more than Indian Cricket Team’s prominent white ball player Manish Pandey.
The Bhatkal bowler who can also bat handily was sold for Belgavi Panther for a whooping amount of Rs. 3,50,000 while his teammate and Indian star player Manish Pandey managed the final bid of Rs. 2,00,000.
Rithesh plays for local sports club Asadullah Association in Bhatkal and has been a prominent name in the local cricket circles and has featured in the squad of Karnataka state team for a few tournaments.
Rithesh along with Subhang Hegde was the highest paid player for his team. However, Pavan Deshpande, earned the highest bid at the auction that saw him reap 7.3 lakh rupees from Shivamoga Lions franchise.
In the eight edition of the tournament many star players including Karun Nair, Robin Uthapppa, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal will be unavailable owing to their domestic, club and international commitments.
Manish Pandey and Ritesh will now both play for the same team in the eight edition of the Karnataka Premiere League (KPL).
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
