Mangaluru: 2005 Batch IPS officer R Ramesh who had served as the Additional Superintendent of Police in Dakshina Kannada District passed away on Monday in a hospital at Bengaluru.

Ramesh was admitted in the hospital for last 15 days due to multiple organs failure. He was currently serving as Commandant, Home Guards and Civil Defence Academy after being promoted to the DIG rank from 2018.

Ramesh had also served as CAR DCP, DCP Bengaluru Crime Department among others.

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Mullanpur (PTI): Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls as Punjab Kings posted 222 for 4.

The Royals then put up a collective batting effort to overhaul the target with four balls to spare.

Earlier, leg spinner Yash Punja picked up two wickets for the visitors.

Brief Scores:

Punjab Kings: 222 for 4 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 59, Marcus Stoinis 62 not out; Yash Punja 2/41).

Rajasthan Royals: 228 for 4 in 19.2 overs (Yashasvi Jasiwal 51, Donovan Ferreira 52 not out; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/36)