Large-scale drug seizures ahead of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Anti-Narcotics Squad and CCB team of the City Police seized 2.024 kg of MDMA crystals worth Rs 2.02 crore from Bommanahalli in the Bangalore South Lok Sabha constituency.
Additionally, the Income Tax Department confiscated Rs 4.03 crore in cash in the Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency, while the Excise Department seized 37031.33 liters of liquor worth Rs 82.65 lakh in Uttara Kannada district.
Rapid squads, fixed surveillance teams, and police officials have registered 1,290 FIRs related to the seizure of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, and free gifts.
The Excise Department has registered 1,427 cases related to heinous crimes, 1,469 cases of license violations, and 95 cases under the NDPS Act. Additionally, 6,454 cases were registered under the Karnataka Excise Act, and 855 vehicles were seized.
Regarding the upcoming elections for 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, 358 candidates submitted 492 nomination papers, out of which 384 have been accepted. Withdrawal of nomination papers is possible until April 8th, after which the final number of candidates in the fray will be determined.
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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).
