Tumakuru: In an incident reported from the KRS Agrahara in Kunigal town on Sunday night, a 40-year-old man was brutally killed by hitting a heavy block of brick on the head.

The victim of the incident has been identified as Ravi from Bagenahalli of Kottagere hobli in Hali taluk. The murder accused is learned to be Shivakumar, a native of Malavalli in Mandya taluk.

The murder involving Ravi and Shivakumar who are learned to be friends and employed as manual workers came to light on Monday morning. On completion of the day’s work on Sunday evening, Ravi went to the shed where Shivakumar lived instead of his own house.

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Ravi was reportedly killed by Shivakumar in the shed when asleep, while Shivakumar is absconding, police officers have said.

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Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.

Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).

Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.

In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.

Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.

For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.

Brief Score:

KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).

GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).