Justice for Ajitabh: Online campaign demanding CBI enquiry into techie’s missing case
Bengaluru, July 23: Demanding CBI enquiry into the missing case of software engineer Kumar Ajitabh who was missed in last December, an online campaign ‘Justice for Ajitabh’ was launched.
Many people have tweeted demanding CBI enquiry into the Ajitabh missing case. They have urged the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister to handover the case to CBI to arrest the accused in the case. They said that they would not allow the government to sleep over the issue. Today it is Ajitabh and tomorrow, some others. Justice for Ajitabh, tweeted Milind Kumar.
In her tweet, Ajitab’s sister S Prajna said that she has lost confidence on court hearings. The last July 5 hearing had brought her disappointment. Though there was no development in the investigation, the family members have to attend the hearing. Currently, an online campaign was started for Ajitabh and officials concerned should be informed about it. They were demanding for CBI enquiry into the case, she tweeted.
Around 217 days were gone after Ajitabh’s missing. But till date, there was no development. CID has been investigating the case since February 26. They have been cooperating with the police, CID and SIT officials for the last seven months for the investigation. But there was no clue. Without wasting the time, the government should handover the case to CBI investigation as it was related to the security of the people. It was not a prestigious issue for police department, she said.
Ajitabh, hailed from Bihar, has been working for the last five years in Bellandur British telecom and he had shared a post to sell his car in OLX. After this, he used to go out with his car whenever he received the call. On last December 18, he had got a call to his mobile and went out. But he did not come back. He was missing since then.
This may be circulated in social media to help @CIDKarnataka get some useful information in this abduction case @BlrCityPolice @IPS_Association pic.twitter.com/efoDrwTBuO
— CIDKarnataka (@CIDKarnataka) May 8, 2018
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Fifties by Kohli, Bethel, Shepherd power RCB to 213/5 against CSK
Bengaluru (PTI): Virat Kohli and Jacob Bethel did the early running with well-crafted fifties, while Romario Shepherd applied the finishing touches with a brutal 14-ball unbeaten half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru raced to a massive 213 for five against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match here on Saturday.
The Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni decided to bowl first after winning the toss, but the decision played handsomely into RCB’s hands as Kohli and Bethel merrily chugged along to make 97 runs in just 9.5 overs for the opening wicket.
Kohli (62 off 33 balls) and Bethel (55 off 33) exploited a fuss-free pitch to telling effect, and their job was made much easier by the wrong lines of CSK bowlers, which was evidenced when Shepherd (53 not out off 14 balls; 4x4, 6X6) made the joint second fastest fifty in the IPL.
The fastest fifty of the IPL was struck off just 13 balls by Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2023, while both KL Rahul (in 2018) and Pat Cummins (2022) had also earlier made half centuries off 14 balls.
Khaleel Ahmed, who has the highest number of dot balls in this IPL at 110, tried to test Kohli with snorter but it was pulled thunderously over fine leg for a six.
In the very next ball, the left-arm pacer went for a fuller length delivery but it was on Kohli’s pads as the batter sent the ball soaring over square leg for a maximum, and all he needed was a simple unlocking of his wrist.
Bethel was more brutal. The England left-hander smashed Ahmed for three successive fours in the first over itself, all rasping cuts and forceful drives, as RCB raced out of the traps.
The 21-year-old had a slice of fortune too as Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana collided with each other to spill a catch off pacer Anshul Kamboj.
Bethel was on 27 then, and he soon brought up his maiden IPL fifty with a reverse scoop off Jadeja.
Kohli too reached his fifty soon after with a routine slap through the cover region for a four off Jadeja.
Just as the alliance was blossoming further, Bethel skied Pathirana for Dewald Brevis to complete a fine catch running in from the boundary line.
It gave some respite to the CSK bowlers, who found a way to stem the free flow of runs using cutters and into-the-deck deliveries, particularly Sam Curran (1/34) and Pathirana (3/36).
Curran consumed Kohli with a slow delivery which did not allow the batter to execute a ramp over Ahmed at gully.
But Kohli and Bethel had given RCB a superb platform as the home side were placed at 121 for 2 in the 12th over.
However, the improved lengths of CSK bowlers and a tinge of slowness in the track made RCB settle for 37 runs between overs 12 and 18 as batters like Devdutt Padikkal and skipper Rajat Patidar failed to force the pace.
But Shepherd waded into Ahmed (65 runs in 3 overs), slamming him for four sixes and two fours in the 19th over which yielded 33 runs.
Shepherd and Tim David raised their fifty stand for the sixth wicket in just 14 balls and the latter contributed a princely two runs in that alliance.
