Bantwal: The police on Monday arrested three BJP workers for abusing and threatening to kill Youth Congress district president and Congress candidate for Lok Sabha Election on the evening of May 23, when the results of Lok Sabha elections in Dakshina Kannada constituency were announced.

The arrested have been identified as Sachin (25) and Nishant (23) both residents of Bantwal and Karthik (30) a resident of Kasargod. The police said it was further investigating the case.

On May 23, when the BJP candidate Nalin Kumar Kateel registered victory in the Lok Sabha Elections, BJP workers including the Sachin, Nishant and Karthik gathered at Badakabail Junction to celebrate Kateel’s victory where the trio abused Mithun Rai and also threatened to kill him.

Bantwal Rural Police had then registered a case.

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New Delhi (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their impressive run, thrashing Delhi Capitals by nine wickets in their IPL match here on Monday.

Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma (1/7) also contributed as RCB bowled out DC for 75 -- lowest score of this season.

For DC, Abishek Porel (30), David Miller (19) and Kyle Jamieson (12) provided some respectability to the total after being reduced to 8 for 6 in 4th over.

In reply, Devdutt Padikkal (34), Jacob Bethell (20) and Virat Kohli (23) completed the chase in 6.3 overs.

Brief Score:

DC: 75 all-out in 16.3 overs (Abishek Porel 30; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/5, Josh Hazlewood 4/12).

RCB: 77 for 1 in 6.3 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 34; Kyle Jamieson 1/42).