Reports of Shariq's confession false: Mluru top cop says police yet to question accuse of auto-blast
Media reports had claimed Shariq confessed he was trying to target Kadri temple
Mangaluru: Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar on Sunday cleared the air regarding rumors around the confessional statement of Shariq who was arrested in connection with the auto-rickshaw blast case in the city earlier last week.
Speaking to media reporters on Sunday the city’s top cop added that the police had not questioned Shariq yet and reports of his confessional statements were false and baseless. He added that Shariq was yet to recover from him injuries that he sustained in the explosion and added that his department was waiting for him to recover to begin his questioning.
In the meanwhile, several media reports claimed that Shariq had confessed the famous Kadri temple and Sanghaniketana hall was his target. Media reports had also added that he had confessed this in the presence of an investigating officer.
“He is yet to recover. At the moment he is not in a position to give his statement. He has not given any statement and people should not pay attention to any reports doing rounds in this regard.” The top cop said.
“The health of the auto-rickshaw driver Purushottam Poojary is improving, but we are yet to see such improvement in Shariq’s health,” he added.
Speaking further, Shashi Kumar said, “Since this is a very serious criminal case, the accused is being treated under police supervision. Shariq has burn injuries too and there is a chance of the infection spreading. Nobody can approach him without the permission of the doctors treating him. The police are taking a lot of care and precautionary measures too, to prevent any lapse of security.”
The commissioner said that the family members of the accused had been given an opportunity to identify him, but no police officer, including senior officers, has spoken or approached Shariq so far. “Please do not go by hearsay in the matter,” the officer stressed.
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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).
