Friend of deceased social media influencer found hanging in Kasaragod
Kasaragod (Kerala) (PTI): A 30-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Mannipadi here on Sunday, days after the death of his close friend, social media influencer Chinnupappu, police said.
The deceased, identified as Sandesh K, was found hanging in a room at his house in the afternoon.
According to police, Sandesh was a close friend of Reshma K (25), popularly known as Chinnupappu, a social media influencer.
On February 9, Chinnupappu was found dead at her rented quarters on Azad Road in Kudlu near Kasaragod.
Police had then registered a case of unnatural death, suspecting suicide.
Police had recorded Sandesh’s statement as part of the investigation into Reshma’s death, officials said.
According to police, Sandesh was reportedly distressed following Reshma’s death.
Officials at the Kasaragod police station said Sandesh was found hanging in a room at his residence by relatives and was rushed to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
Police have initiated an investigation after registering a case for unnatural death, and the body will be handed over to relatives after the postmortem examination, they added.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
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).
