Reports of satellite calls, explosion in Belthangady forest false: DK SP clarifies
Belthangady: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane on Sunday said his department did not find any proof of satellite calls being made from the Bendrala Forest of Totattadi village here. The clarification from the police chief came in the wake of rumors that were doing rounds regarding satellite calls and a suspected explosion sound that people in the region heard on November 18.
“There were rumors of satellite calls having been made in the said forest area on November 18 and also of people hearing the sound of an explosion here. Dharmasthala Police investigated the matter but found no proof of anyone making such a call or a blast,” the SP said.
The SP also speculated that the explosion that the people heard could be from firecrackers that the residents use to scare elephants away.
"The locals use firecrackers given by the Forest Department to keep elephants away. Our investigation has led us to believe that the sound of an explosion that was heard must have been that of a firecracker like that." he 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).
