Ex-army officer held for threatening in Dawood Ibrahim's name
Bengaluru, Feb 3: Vivekanagar police station police arrested a retired army officer here on charges of threatening and demanding money from a person in the name of underworld fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's associate.
The arrested accused has been identified as Ekambar (52) of Begur in the city. It is said that he had worked in the army as an officer for 17 years and after his retirement, he has been working as painting contractor.
He has introduced himself to Ashwini who is running a restaurant at ASC Centre at Vivekanagar. In order to make money, he opened his WhatsApp account in his name in other's mobile phone, it is said.
As preplanned, he called Ashwini on January 25 morning and introduced himself as a close side of Dawood Ibrahim and came to Bengaluru three months ago. Later he threatened her that they would kill her brother Pawan and other family members if she has not given Rs 1 crore ransom. A case was registered at Vivekanagar police station. Police made Ashwini to call him and she would give Rs 50 lakh instead of Rs 1 crore. After taking a suitcase to the place where he asked her to come, the police managed to arrest him, police said.
He has involved in such activities in order to leads luxury life, a senior police officer said.
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CSK's Ayush Mhatre ruled out of remainder of IPL 2026 due to hamstring injury
New Delhi (PTI): Chennai Super Kings batter Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing IPL season due to a hamstring injury, dealing a major blow to the five-time champions.
The franchise said Mhatre, who sustained the injury during CSK’s previous game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18, will require a rehabilitation period of six to 12 weeks.
"Ayush Mhatre has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 due to a left hamstring injury sustained while batting during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 18.
"Ayush's injury will require a rehabilitation period of 6-12 weeks," CSK announced on its social media on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old, who came in as an impact substitute, was seen in visible discomfort and clutched his hamstring while attempting a run during CSK’s 10-run loss to SRH in Hyderabad.
He required on-field treatment and, although he continued briefly, was dismissed soon after.
"It looks pretty bad, unfortunately. And he's going to be a big, big loss because he's been in really nice touch for us," CSK's batting coach Mike Hussey had said at the post-match press conference.
Mhatre has been CSK's standout batter this season. He lea collecting 201 runs from six matches at a strike-rate of 177.87.
Chennai Super Kings have endured a poor start to the 2026 season, losing four of their six matches to languish in eighth place.
